If you need to paint high ceilings, utilize the appropriate equipment, or you will likely end up with disappointing results. Painting high interior surfaces is a challenging endeavor fraught with potential risk. Use the right tools in the proper manner to ease the painting process and avoid unforeseen mishaps. Apply a specific type of paint, or you may end up with expensive repair costs at some point in the future.
Instructions
1. Remove any items that might limit access to the high ceiling.
2. Protect the entire floor by covering it with heavy-duty fabric drop cloths. Don't use plastic drop cloths, as these may inhibit your ability to move the rolling scaffold across the floor.
3. Access the ceiling using a tall stepladder. Cover the portions of the wall immediately adjacent to the ceiling line with painter's tape. Use painter's tape to cover any other areas you do not want painted.
4. Coat the high ceiling with flat latex paint, using a roller, fitted with a nap cover and attached to an extension pole. Begin in one far corner of the room and roll vertically, moving left to right. Work from atop a rolling scaffold if the ceiling is too high for the extension pole to reach.
5. Apply paint to portions of the high ceiling, inaccessible to the roller, using a 3- to 4-inch synthetic paintbrush. Work from the tall stepladder. Wait two hours for the finish to dry. Add a second coat if the coverage is poor.
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