Timeline for How do I safely paint the walls and ceiling in this high ceiling staircase?

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Jul 6, 2014 at 18:01	comment	added	James		Thanks for taking the time to answer, and your annotation really made me laugh. However, I'm not sure I'm brave enough (desperate enough?) to try this idea!
Jul 5, 2014 at 20:26	comment	added	Jack		Last company I worked for had a safety department, it made me really aware of how something could be done safely. Just as you mention, something, being short term, as well as the other items you mention, it seems like, actually a reasonable way to go about it. As mentioned, I have done this before, in my own stair well, twice to paint, once to add crown, and will be doing it again soon in another home to run crown. It works, yes, move intentionally and mindful of every move and a body will get it done.
Jul 5, 2014 at 18:43	comment	added	wallyk		Just because there are no handrails and generously wide places to stand does not make it inherently unsafe. Safety is a product of safety equipment, training, and mindset. It is hard to make up for lack of one with more of the others. For example, a climbing harness connected to something upstairs can break the fall, but the best solution would be to remain well balanced at all times over the plank. Since this is done only for a few hours and the dangers are clearly apparent, it should be adequate for most unimpaired people.
Jul 5, 2014 at 17:30	comment	added	Jack		When I was editing the pics I did not get the lines all the way to the edge. You will need some imagination to see that the incomplete lines are to go to the ladder on the other side that I drew in the other pic. Also I missed the word safely mentioned a few times in the OP, but working in a stairwell, the word safety is hard to come by. Unless you get real elaborate.
Jul 5, 2014 at 17:26	history	answered	Jack	CC BY-SA 3.0