Yes. For most two-storey houses you can paint safely with a DIY scaffold tower, or for short touch-ups, an extension ladder with a stand-off. Choose based on how long you will spend at height.
Which equipment to use
- Scaffold tower: best for painting walls, fascias and window frames. You have a guarded platform, both hands free, and room for paint and tools. Our DIY towers reach up to 7m working height. See DIY and Trade Master scaffold towers.
- Extension ladder: fine for short jobs, up to about 30 minutes in one position. Fit a stand-off so the ladder clears gutters and you can reach the wall.
- Extension poles and rollers: reduce how much work you do at height.
Tips
- Measure the height you need to reach before choosing a tower or ladder.
- Check the weather. Don't use towers or ladders in high winds.
- Work from the top down, and move the tower or ladder rather than stretching.
- Keep paint tins in a hook or on the tower platform, not in your hand.