Equipment Required PAINT A HOUSE Your Guide To Do-It-Yourself Home Painting

EQUIPMENT

4ft Wood Stepladder: ("single stage type" see Pictures Below)
6ft Alum Stepladder for high work
8ft Alum Extension Ladder: (14ft max height)... Used for Basement Stair-Ways and Cathedral-Type Ceilings
Dropcloths: (12ftx15ft), (9ftx12ft), (Runners: various sizes, (4ftx6ft), (4ftx10ft) and "Extras")
Extra empty paint cans... HINT: Clean-out your old cans afterwards and save a few
Painter's Pants: (Required)...If you "Look Professional" you might do more Professional Style Work!
Work Boots (or comfortable sturdy Shoes)
Head Protection... use a long narrow rag as a "sweat band" or use a Painter's Cap
Long-Sleeve (White Colored) Shirt: For arm protection when Rolling Ceilings

Four Foot Wood Single Stage Step

Tools---Materials

tip When brushing out of a bucket, fill it to only about 1/4 to 1/3 full and after you dip your brush into the paint, "smack it" against the inside of the can to get "just the right amount" of paint on it for brushing... don't wipe it across the rim! [read all the tips]

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