Learn paint adjoining cathedral ceilings.
Cathedral ceilings usually have high sections and unique angles, providing a spacious room with character. Depending on the paint color, cathedral ceilings can accent the walls in a room or make the ceiling itself the focal point of the room. If you're thinking about painting the adjoining cathedral ceilings in your home, you might feel a little intimidated. The high sections and long width of cathedral ceilings sometimes makes ladder usage difficult, if not impossible. With the right tools, you can safely paint your adjoining cathedral ceilings in as little as two days, depending on the size.
Instructions
1. Choose a paint color for the ceiling.
Select a paint color for your cathedral ceilings. To highlight and draw more attention to the walls, choose a tinted white color for the ceiling. A darker ceiling color will make the height of the walls more noticeable. If you want to accent the shape and beauty of your cathedral ceilings, paint them with a brighter interior white paint. If you wish to have a ceiling without any sheen to it, select a ceiling paint in a completely flat finish. Use a matte paint finish if you anticipate cleaning the cathedral ceiling in the future.
2. Remove furniture from the room.
Remove furniture, pictures and small objects from the room, so you have more working space. Wrap painter's plastic around furniture, electronics and anything else that you're unable to remove from the room. Secure the bottom of the plastic with painter's tape, to prevent the plastic from folding or falling to the ground. Neatly spread drop cloths over the entire floor space, without leaving any part of the floor exposed to falling paint drips. Lay the drop cloths completely flat on the floor to prevent tripping. Prepare the area beneath all adjoining ceilings, so you can paint each one in sequence without stopping.
3. Mix the ceiling paint together.
Pour all of the ceiling paint into an empty five-gallon bucket and mix it all together with a stir stick. To avoid uneven paint color in the final paint finish, make sure that you combine and mix all of the paint together in the beginning. Stir the paint for at least two minutes for the best results. Insert a paint screen into the bucket for rolling off excess paint when dipping the paint roller into the paint.
4. Use a paint brush extender to paint the ceiling.
Screw a brush extender tool onto a telescoping extension pole. Use a telescoping painter's pole of at least 12 feet in length. Select a telescoping pole of a greater length for higher cathedral ceilings. Adjust the angle of the brush extender by turning the screws on both sides of the tool. Insert your 3-inch paint brush firmly into the top of the brush extender tool. Raise and extend the pole and extender tool up to the corner of the ceiling to test the angle of the paintbrush. To brush a clean and straight paint line, make any necessary adjustments to the extender tool to get the desired angle.
5. Brush all the inside ceiling corners.
Dip the paintbrush on the extender into the bucket and tap it on the side of the bucket to remove excess paint from the brush. Avoid dipping the brush more than half the length of the bristles. Raise the paintbrush up to the ceiling corner and carefully brush the paint line up to the wall, without getting paint onto the wall. Brush in all of the outer ceiling corners first. Start from one corner of the ceiling and work to the other, to achieve a nice straight paint line. Maintain a steady motion to keep the line as straight as possible. Brush the paint line about three inches into the ceiling.
6. Use the paint brush for tight corners and spaces.
Fill in any tight spaces and corners of the adjoining cathedral ceilings with a paintbrush. Complete all of the work with the paintbrush on all adjoining cathedral ceilings before rolling the ceiling paint. To get the best results, work from one ceiling into the next adjoining ceiling to achieve uniform color and coverage. Use the paintbrush to get into any angles and connecting corners of the adjoining ceilings, where the roller is unable to reach.
7. Prepare the paint roller for painting.
Clean your 9-inch paint roller. Wrap painter's tape around the roller to remove the loose fibers and hair from the roller's surface. Run your hand over the paint roller and lightly pull off the remaining hairs left over from the tape. You should remove the roller hairs if you're using a matte or eggshell finish, to avoid imperfections in the final paint finish. Insert the 9-inch paint roller onto a 9-inch roller handle.
8. Roll paint on all adjoining ceilings, working in one direction.
Screw the paint handle and roller onto the painter's extension pole. Dip the paint roller into the paint bucket and use the screen inside the bucket to roll off the excess paint dripping from the roller. Extend the painter's pole and roller up to the ceiling and begin rolling the ceiling paint. Complete one ceiling and roll out the adjoining ceilings. Roll the paint close to the corner edges and adjoining ceiling angles, to hide brush marks. Apply the paint evenly in small sections, and keep a wet edge of paint. Spread the paint across the ceiling without leaving heavy paint or bare spots. Roll over areas with paint build-up more than once, to make a fine and uniform roller stipple. Apply a second coat of ceiling paint using the same procedures.
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