that is a 12 hr. paint job
6 hrs. for two days (have to allow for drying time)
sanded, primed, painted 2 coats w/non-slip paint

what's 12 hrs. worth to you or you?


"Lawrence" wrote in message
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| So this nice lady noticed that I have some skills she is inisisting
| that I paint her enclosed stairway. I can't say no to this woman
| since she has been so nice to me.
|
| Her house is almost brand new and she has done most of the painting
| already herself . She just doesn't have the tools or confidence to do
| the stairway. You wil see that she made an attempt to paint it and
| gave up. I am fully equipped for painting but seriously I have never
| painted for anyone but myself.
|
| The stairs are 12 feet long from bottom to top and rise 8 feet. One
| side has a cutaway for a oak railing. The other side is a plain wall
| with a plain railing and a light fixtuure. The height of the ceiling
| at the top of the stairs a standard eight feet.
|
| The ceiling returns to the downstairs in four planes. She doesn't
| care about drips on the steps since they are cheap particle board
| which she plans to sand and then apply some kind of artistic
| treatment. There is no trim at the bottom to worry about just plain
| unfinished steps. There is a tiny amount of trim at the top where the
| upstairs room trim enters the hallway. It requires no paint.
|
| It's doable but not such an easy job. It looks like I will have to
| have a special ladder to serve as a scaffold so that I can reach all
| of those ceiling planes to cut them all in. I don't have a ladder
| like that but any excuse to buy a new tool is good enough for me. I
| will add it to my vast selection of ladders.
|
| How much would someone in your area charge for a job like that or how
| much would you charge? Any other advise or opinions from someone who
| has painted such a stairway?
|
| I have the pics cause I know we all like pics. I could not
| successfully take a pic of the ceiling itself since it is just plain
| white but it is a continuous return in four seperate planes. Links:
|
| http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/P2150004.jpg
| http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/P2150005.jpg
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