We are about to start decorating the outside of our house this weekend. If
we get the downstairs woodwork and masonry done, I'll be happy.

At some point later in the year, we are going to need to repaint the eaves
and the rendering that covers the upper storey. Not to bad BUT at the rear
of the house we have a 2.5m x 3.5m conservatory with a gently sloping roof.
Given that the conservatory is only about 1ft away from the side of the
house, and there is limited access on that side, what are our best options
for getting above the conservatry to do the walls above it ?


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garage |
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I have been assured by a local conservatory builder that the roof beams
are strong enough to take your weight (even the polycarbonate panels
will in an emergency, e.g. fire escape)

For painting/gutter access I made up a little roof ladder thing with
crossbeams which straddle 2 of the conservatory roof beams. It creaks a
bit but doesn't flex much, so I think it is probably safe. I get off it
as soon as I can though!
--
Tim Mitchell

Given that the conservatory is only about 1ft away from the side of the
house, and there is limited access on that side, what are our best options
for getting above the conservatry to do the walls above it ?

What is the roof construction?

If you have double glazed glass, you may find the existing roof structure is
strong enough to walk on, if covered in 18mm chipboard. If it is
polycarbonate, this is unlikely. It depends on the construction of the
rafters. In my case, I've got 150mm deep wooden ones, which are pretty close
to meeting building regs for a habitable floor, let alone for occasional
maintenance access.

Christian.

"mikey" wrote in message
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We are about to start decorating the outside of our house this weekend. If
we get the downstairs woodwork and masonry done, I'll be happy.

At some point later in the year, we are going to need to repaint the eaves
and the rendering that covers the upper storey. Not to bad BUT at the rear
of the house we have a 2.5m x 3.5m conservatory with a gently sloping
roof.
Given that the conservatory is only about 1ft away from the side of the
house, and there is limited access on that side, what are our best options
for getting above the conservatry to do the walls above it ?


| 1m | house
garage |
|_______________________________________________
| 30cm |
|
|
|
| conservatory
|
|
___________|
|_____________________



Mine is the same, to get access I remove two sheets of polycarbonate and put
trestles or a tower up from inside with a proper platform on top, first time
I put scaffolding over, but that was over the top (literally, no pun
intended)

mrcheerful