How to paint a high staircase ceiling

[Jimmy321]

I will soon be painting my hall/staircase problem is half way up the stairs the ceiling cuts short and goes vertical up to the hight of the upstairs ceiling.

From what I can find out the way to do it (on youtube) is to use two ladders and a plank of wood to make a platform.

Is this really necessary? I was going to put a ladder on the stairs then lean it on the vertical wall and paint if from there, will the wall cave in or something?

 

[vibrobullit407]

Should be fine. Just put something on the end like a folded dust sheet to stop you marking the wall where the ladder rests!

 

[Jimmy321]

Thanks for your reply, had a quick look on the net and it's only about £20 for a wooden scaffold plank so I might go that way.

 

[Nightfox]

I had this situation exactly last week, we have a metal ladder, like window cleaners use, we just leant it from the steps to the vertical wall cut, and climbed the ladder, I sent the misses up as Im scared of heights, I stood behind ladder supprting it, she simply cut in using a brush, then to roller we had a roller on a pole, simples.

 

[Jimmy321]

I sent the misses up as Im scared of heights