Don't have a ladder suitable for working on stairs? Just get your pal to act as an extension!
Thanks go to Stephen P Manley for this image of a couple of painters getting creative in their use of equipment in a stairwell.


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Don't have a ladder suitable for working on stairs? Just get your pal to act as an extension!
Thanks go to Stephen P Manley for this image of a couple of painters getting creative in their use of equipment in a stairwell.

2009-04-30T09:51:00Z
We can only assume that the chap carrying out this tricky bit of pointing has lost the will to live
2009-04-28T10:18:00Z
Three floors up, is this really the best way to paint the edge of a concrete balcony?
2009-04-22T12:14:00Z
With cost cutting on everybody's mind on Budget day, here's a novel idea from Staffordshire – make your own scaffolding!
2026-04-14T12:22:00Z By Tom Lowe
Grenfell Inquiry expert witness to lead Building Advisory Committee alongside deputy chair Hywel Davies
2026-04-14T10:59:00Z By Tom Lowe
Victorian Society hails ’critical moment’ to stop Acme-designed proposal to build 19-storey tower above station concourse
2026-04-14T10:36:00Z By Dave Rogers
Foster & Partners development includes 139 flats and London’s first Six Senses hotel
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