When painting needs scaffolding
Bungalows and ground-floor areas can often be painted from steps and ladders. For two- and three-storey houses, a scaffold or tower is often the safer and more practical choice, especially when walls need washing, scraping, filling and priming before painting. Painting a whole elevation in one consistent finish is much easier from a scaffold.
Scaffold or tower?
For a single wall or a few windows, a scaffold tower may be enough. For the whole front of a house – masonry, windows, fascias and gutters – full scaffolding usually makes more sense, because it gives access to everything at once and stays in place while coats dry.
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Planning around the painter
- Agree which elevations and surfaces are being painted
- Ask your painter what lift heights suit them
- Check how the scaffold will be kept clear of wet paint and protected
- Allow for weather – exterior painting needs dry conditions
- Combine with other work, such as gutter or fascia replacement
Who arranges the scaffold
Many exterior painters arrange scaffolding through a firm they know and include it in their quote; others ask you to book it. If you book it, share the painter's requirements and timescale with scaffolding companies so the scaffold suits the job.
