I need to paint the walls and ceiling in this staircase. The ceiling is flat, and does not slope down with the stairs. That means that the ceiling at the bottom of the stairs is very high.
The walls and ceiling will be a different colour, so I need to be able to use a paintbrush to "cut in" under the coving.
How do I safely paint this?
I am in the UK (in case anyone wants to recommend a tool hire company).
P.S. The test colours on the wall are not the colours I'm using.
Best Answer
There are three ways:
1) Lean a ladder against the lower wall, put boards connecting it with an upper stair, and put a ladder on top of that.
2) Use a baker scaffold. Baker scaffolds can be set up with varying height legs. Then put a ladder on the baker scaffold. This is my recommended solution.
3) Use a 2 wheel edging paint pad that will allow you to cut-in using a pole.
http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/f/FDDEDGPD/
If you are really careful, this might even look ok.