Simon wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Simon wrote:


I'm also considering painting the outside of my house, and I'm
contemplating the scaffolding tower sold by Screwfix, which seems to
provide a platform at 6 metres for about £1500 - probably cheaper
than paying someone to paint my house, and I get to keep the tower.

Dearest one I can see at 6.1 m is?...
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...30513&id=61336


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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


That's the one. By the time you've bought all the bits it would cost about
£1600. OTOH, if it takes ages to erect and move, a ladder would be more
convenient, but the gable ends of my house are about 7 metres above the
ground, which seems a bit high for a ladder.



Piece of cake if you've got the space to stand the ladder at a decent
angle. My gable's higher than that and I have a fence 6ft away, which
makes it slightly steeper than I'd like. If you can get up with a small
brush (albeit on a stick) and do the edges, you can roller the rest. A 3
x 10 ft lightweight ladder is easy for one person to move about and push
up, but hire ladders are usually heavier