Painting a high wall doesn't mean you have to stay perched on a ladder for hours.
If you have a house with high walls, you have high ceilings and most likely have a spacious, airy feeling pervading throughout your home. However, when it comes to painting high walls, you might feel challenged by the task and unwilling to climb up on a shaky scaffolding. Not to mention the fact that scaffolding can be costly to rent and a pain to assemble. Luckily, you can still paint high walls with minimal time perched up on a ladder.
Instructions
1. Combine 1/4 cup of TSP with 1 gallon of water in a bucket.
2. Put on a pair of rubber gloves, and twist on the extension handle onto the new sponge mop.
3. Dip the mop in the mixture, and wring it out.
4. Mop down the walls, removing dust and dirt. Rinse it well and allow it to air dry.
5. Apply a layer of painter's tape along the baseboard of the walls and along the windows and trim.
6. Set an extension ladder to the appropriate height, and apply a layer of painter's tape along the crown molding at the top of the wall. You may need to move the ladder periodically to effectively cover the entire wall.
7. Cover your floors with drop cloths.
8. Pour a latex primer into a paint roller pan.
9. Screw on and adjust the extension handle to your paint roller to the appropriate height.
10. Dip your paint roller in the pan, and apply your paint roller to the top of the wall, rolling all the way down to the bottom. Repeat in this fashion until your entire wall is covered with primer.
11. Allow it to dry for two hours.
12. Pour latex paint in the color of your choice to another paint roller pan.
13. Dip your paint roller into the paint, and apply it to the top of your wall, starting in the far corner.
14. Bring the paint roller smoothly down to the baseboard. Repeat in this fashion until you've covered the entire wall.
15. Allow the paint to dry thoroughly for 24 hours, then repeat the latex-paint process for a second coat.
16. Remove the painter's tape before the second coat has a chance to dry.
17.Allow the second coat to dry for 24 hours.
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