How to paint cornice above the bath tub?

Not_a_handy_per

Hello all,

We need to paint our bathroom but accessing the cornice above the bathtub seems challenging.

Any tips?

Not_a_handy_per

Do you have a video of it?

MitchellMc

There is a helpful guide on How to paint a ceiling, although they use a paintbrush, so it does not assist with the specific issue of reaching over a bathtub. The reality is that this is a very awkward spot to work in and it will take some patience. With a roller, you will need to paint in an up and down motion because rolling left to right across the cornice will not properly follow the curve of the profile. Personally, I would actually be inclined to use a standard-sized roller on a pole. Load the roller with a decent amount of paint, not so much that it drips, sit it inside the cove of the cornice, press gently, and slide the roller from left to right. The roller will naturally take on the shape of the cove and lay paint across it. The first coat will look a bit streaky, but the aim is simply to get paint onto the cornice. After loading the roller a couple of times along the length, go back and use short vertical strokes to even out the coverage. This combination of horizontal placement and vertical smoothing usually gives the best result when you cannot physically reach the area.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell