What To Do When You"re 5 Feet Tall and Need To Mask a Ceiling
Question:
I have masking taped my small bathroom to prepare for painting. Unfortunately I am 5' tall and cannot reach the ceiling to tape it. The ladder I have is a 6' folding ladder and does not fit in to the bathtub so I can reach the ceiling above the tub nor am I able to reach other areas in the bathroom. Is there a tool that applies blue-tape to the ceiling using an extension? Is there some kind of extension ladder I could use with a stabilizer?
Can you use a stabilizer on a folding ladder? Are there other tools that might help me reach the edge without taping it?
Answer: This is a recipe for disaster. Home remodel injuries often come from the most innocent of tasks: rather than cutting off your hand with an electric miter saw, you might end up falling off of a six inch-high toolbox that you're improvised as a step stool.
So: be careful.
I would forget any notion of a tool that applies blue tape for you. Even manually, it is difficult to get the taping right. So that leaves you with the other alternative of getting you, physically, up to the ceiling.
There are these quasi-ladder things like the Little Giant (see Little Giant Review). One great thing is that they allow you to position them on uneven surfaces. For example, one set of legs might be in the tub, and another set outside of the tub. Also, you can make it into something resembling a scaffold, if you would like that.
The downside is that the Little Giant brand is expensive.
Also, I am a bit suspicious of any product that seems to be more "infomercial than substance." The solution might be to look for cheaper versions of this type of ladder at your local hardware or home improvement store.
I have masking taped my small bathroom to prepare for painting. Unfortunately I am 5' tall and cannot reach the ceiling to tape it. The ladder I have is a 6' folding ladder and does not fit in to the bathtub so I can reach the ceiling above the tub nor am I able to reach other areas in the bathroom. Is there a tool that applies blue-tape to the ceiling using an extension? Is there some kind of extension ladder I could use with a stabilizer?
Can you use a stabilizer on a folding ladder? Are there other tools that might help me reach the edge without taping it?
Answer: This is a recipe for disaster. Home remodel injuries often come from the most innocent of tasks: rather than cutting off your hand with an electric miter saw, you might end up falling off of a six inch-high toolbox that you're improvised as a step stool.
So: be careful.
I would forget any notion of a tool that applies blue tape for you. Even manually, it is difficult to get the taping right. So that leaves you with the other alternative of getting you, physically, up to the ceiling.
There are these quasi-ladder things like the Little Giant (see Little Giant Review). One great thing is that they allow you to position them on uneven surfaces. For example, one set of legs might be in the tub, and another set outside of the tub. Also, you can make it into something resembling a scaffold, if you would like that.
The downside is that the Little Giant brand is expensive.
Also, I am a bit suspicious of any product that seems to be more "infomercial than substance." The solution might be to look for cheaper versions of this type of ladder at your local hardware or home improvement store.
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