SWMBO wants the hall stairs and landing decorated. I am not opposed to DIY
decorating but I am not good with planks, ladders and the like when it comes
to the long drops down the stairway. It is a fairly normal hall (10' x 6')
with a straight staircase and a landing at the top (12' x 4'), the ceilings
are normal height i.e. not the high old type.
She wants it wallpapered and I am not confident enough to do the stairs off
of a ladder and plank etc. (plus I haven't got a plank)! The wallpaper will
have a match (35cm) and the ceilings will be white emulsion. There are 8
doors and a loft hatch to gloss and all the relevant architraves and stair
runners. The carpet will not be down as she wants a new one!!
I appreciate you haven't seen it but can somebody give me a ball park figure
for a decorator to do this job, just so I know if the decorator I ask isn't
pulling a fast one? I did think about hiring a tower of some sort but
thought the money would be better off put towards a proffesional job and
also it would be done quicker.

Cheers

John

John wrote:

SWMBO wants the hall stairs and landing decorated. I am not opposed to DIY
decorating but I am not good with planks, ladders and the like when it comes
to the long drops down the stairway. It is a fairly normal hall (10' x 6')
with a straight staircase and a landing at the top (12' x 4'), the ceilings
are normal height i.e. not the high old type.
She wants it wallpapered and I am not confident enough to do the stairs off
of a ladder and plank etc. (plus I haven't got a plank)! The wallpaper will
have a match (35cm) and the ceilings will be white emulsion. There are 8
doors and a loft hatch to gloss and all the relevant architraves and stair
runners. The carpet will not be down as she wants a new one!!
I appreciate you haven't seen it but can somebody give me a ball park figure
for a decorator to do this job, just so I know if the decorator I ask isn't
pulling a fast one? I did think about hiring a tower of some sort but
thought the money would be better off put towards a proffesional job and
also it would be done quicker.

£400 - 500 including paint. If you supply your own paper, make sure it
is good stuff, otherwise you may be charged more - it is a horrible job
trying to put up cheap wallpaper.
It would take me most of 4 days to do it properly.
Alan.


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On 15 June, 19:47, "John" wrote:
SWMBO wants the hall stairs and landing decorated. *I am not opposed to DIY
decorating but I am not good with planks, ladders and the like when it comes
to the long drops down the stairway. *It is a fairly normal hall (10' x 6')
with a straight staircase and a landing at the top (12' x 4'), the ceilings
are normal height i.e. not the high old type.
She wants it wallpapered and I am not confident enough to do the stairs off
of a ladder and plank etc. (plus I haven't got a plank)! *The wallpaper will
have a match (35cm) and the ceilings will be white emulsion. *There are 8
doors and a loft hatch to gloss and all the relevant architraves and stair
runners. *The carpet will not be down as she wants a new one!!
I appreciate you haven't seen it but can somebody give me a ball park figure
for a decorator to do this job, just so I know if the decorator I ask isn't
pulling a fast one? *I did think about hiring a tower of some sort but
thought the money would be better off put towards a proffesional job and
also it would be done quicker.

Cheers

John

Just in case you can still be persuaded to DIY, I did our stairs and
landing with one of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18247/...latform-Ladder
It solved the access problem easily, and has been useful for all sorts
of jobs since - great for older houses with high ceilings.

However, something tells me the access issue is a convenient excuse
for 'er indoors.

Cheers!

Martin

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:52:14 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Just in case you can still be persuaded to DIY, I did our stairs and
landing with one of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18247/...latform-Ladder
It solved the access problem easily, and has been useful for all sorts
of jobs since - great for older houses with high ceilings.

I've been looking at that sort of thing - is it the same as this one:

http://www.midlandladders.com/produc...rm-103-37.html

as it's difficult to tell exactly, especially as it's described as " 4 x 4
rung" but appears to have 6 rungs?

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Peter.
The head of a pin will hold more angels if
it's been flattened with an angel-grinder.

On 15 June, 22:54, PeterC wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:52:14 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Just in case you can still be persuaded to DIY, I did our stairs and
landing with one of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18247/...form-Ladder/4-...
It solved the access problem easily, and has been useful for all sorts
of jobs since - great for older houses with high ceilings.

I've been looking at that sort of thing - is it the same as this one:

http://www.midlandladders.com/produc...x_4_rung_Foldi...

as it's difficult to tell exactly, especially as it's described as " 4 x 4
rung" but appears to have 6 rungs?

No, that one looks more sophisticated, in that it can do more
permutations, but I think mine is better to work off, because it has a
proper (fairly wide) platform with no rungs in it (rather than just a
horizontal bit of ladder).

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:23:53 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On 15 June, 22:54, PeterC wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:52:14 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Just in case you can still be persuaded to DIY, I did our stairs and
landing with one of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18247/...form-Ladder/4-...
It solved the access problem easily, and has been useful for all sorts
of jobs since - great for older houses with high ceilings.

I've been looking at that sort of thing - is it the same as this one:

http://www.midlandladders.com/produc...x_4_rung_Foldi...

as it's difficult to tell exactly, especially as it's described as " 4 x 4
rung" but appears to have 6 rungs?

No, that one looks more sophisticated, in that it can do more
permutations, but I think mine is better to work off, because it has a
proper (fairly wide) platform with no rungs in it (rather than just a
horizontal bit of ladder).

Yes, working from rungs... But some of these do have platforms and it would
be very easy to make a platform - 12mm ply would be more than adequate as
it would be supported about every 25cm.
--
Peter.
The head of a pin will hold more angels if
it's been flattened with an angel-grinder.

On 15 June, 19:47, "John" wrote:
SWMBO wants the hall stairs and landing decorated. *I am not opposed to DIY
decorating but I am not good with planks, ladders and the like when it comes
to the long drops down the stairway. *It is a fairly normal hall (10' x 6')
with a straight staircase and a landing at the top (12' x 4'), the ceilings
are normal height i.e. not the high old type.
She wants it wallpapered and I am not confident enough to do the stairs off
of a ladder and plank etc. (plus I haven't got a plank)! *The wallpaper will
have a match (35cm) and the ceilings will be white emulsion. *There are 8
doors and a loft hatch to gloss and all the relevant architraves and stair
runners. *The carpet will not be down as she wants a new one!!
I appreciate you haven't seen it but can somebody give me a ball park figure
for a decorator to do this job, just so I know if the decorator I ask isn't
pulling a fast one? *I did think about hiring a tower of some sort but
thought the money would be better off put towards a proffesional job and
also it would be done quicker.

Cheers

John

What sort of nick is it in? Is it currently papered and, if so, will
that be easy/hard to strip off? If it's all hunky-dory I'd say £500
but you supply the materials, and they'd better be good quality or
else!