High Ceiling Painting in Denton, TX

High ceiling painting in Denton, TX covers vaulted living rooms, two-story entries and stairwell walls that a step ladder cannot reach. Safe Choice Painting sets up extension ladders, ladder levelers and walk planks, protects the floor and stairs below, and paints ceilings and tall walls in one planned sequence so the room is done once.

Where tall ceilings show up in Denton

About 41 percent of Denton's housing was built between 2000 and 2019, by Census estimates, so a large share of the city's houses are recent builds, and many of those have a vaulted family room, a two-story entry or an open stairwell. Some plans go higher still: the Signature Series floor plans at Robson Ranch list 10, 11 and 12 foot ceilings.

Setting up for the height

Most of the work on a tall room is the setup. Before a drop of paint goes on, we:

1. Clear the floor under the work area and cover it, then cover the stair treads.
2. Set ladders on levelers at the stairs so every rung sits level.
3. Lay walk planks between ladders or across the stairwell for the long reaches.
4. Mask smoke alarms, vents, light fixtures and the tops of windows.

On the highest wall in a stairwell, there is often no way to set a ladder against the wall itself, which is why the plank goes across. That is also why stairwells take longer than their size suggests.

The order of work

The ceiling goes first. Ceiling paint is rolled with an extension pole from the planks, keeping a wet edge across the whole surface so the lap lines do not show when light hits it from the windows. Then the tall walls are cut in at the top and rolled down in sections, finishing at the baseboard. Railings and spindles, if they are part of the job, come last so they are not bumped while the ladders move.

Light, sheen and touch-ups

Big windows in tall rooms send strong side light across the walls, which makes patches and roller marks easy to see. A flat finish on the ceiling and a low sheen such as eggshell on the walls hide more than a shinier paint. Touch-ups are harder at height, so we fill nail pops and cracks before painting and roll the full wall rather than spotting it.

Smoke alarms and fans up high

The NFPA says homes need smoke alarms on every level and outside sleeping areas, and that smoke alarms should never be painted. On a two-story entry or stairwell, the alarm is often on the high ceiling. We mask it during the work and take the cover off again once the paint is dry. Ceiling fans on vaulted ceilings are masked or wiped down; fan replacement and wiring stay with an electrician.

Living with the work in progress

Tall rooms are usually the middle of the house, so we plan which part of the room is blocked each day, keep a clear path through, and take the planks down or move them aside at night when the stairs need to be open.

Related Denton pages

Flat ceilings on one level are covered on ceiling painting in Denton. Vaulted family rooms often go with living room painting in Denton. The general guide is high ceiling painting.

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