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    Accessing window above front door for painting

    Upstairs window frames really need painting. Will require sanding and putting on a few coats. I haven't painted upstairs windows before (DIYer) and get the impression hiring a scaffold tower is the best way to go. However, I can see two problems: 1) How do those with semi-detached/terraced...
  2. Oliver Dawson

    how to do Exterior Painting

    Hi I've recently started a handyman business.. I have good experience of internal decorating and painting external doors but I've never done a full house before. I've been asked to quote for for a full house upstairs bedroom windows soffits fascias downstairs windows, door, porch etc. My...
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    Does scaffolding tower have to be flush to the wall?

    Upstairs window frames really need painting. Haven't done it before, but hiring a scaffold tower seems to be a reasonable compromise between cost and safety. E.g. https://www.hss.com/hire/p/mitower-plus However, the problem is one of the upstairs windows is directly above the front door, which...
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    Best way to access roofline for painting or replacing or over cladding fascias

    Bungalow needs fascias painted and or part replaced / overclad. Plastic gutter will have to come off to do this. House is quite large, fascia perimeter is 64m. Fascia is at height 2.7m above ground. If I put a ladder against gutter then stability is spongy as it springs off the plastic gutter...
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    Scaffolding Tower

    Hi Come the dry weather I need to repaint woodwork that is at roof level on a piece of apex above a bedroom window. So it's high; but how high? If I'm hiring a scaffold tower, how can I calculate the height I need, in order to start a conversation about the kit I want? Is it all standard...
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