NecroJoe
Stool Chef
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I feel like an idiot asking here, but we're a wide cross-section, and thought I'd get a few clever ideas.
So, normally, I'm a fairly handy guy, and can usually come up with a solution to anything that's come up with a 20 minute wander through a Home Depot.
This one's got me stumped, mostly because It has to be done on the uber-cheap. If money weren't an issue, I'd just buy a taller ladder.
Essentialy, I have a 4foot wide, 4ft thick roll of bubble-wrap hanging from the ceiling, but it's in a stupid place. The only reason it's there, is because there were already bolts and chain hanging from the ceiling. I'd like to move it.
Here's where it gets tricky.
1) The ceiling is over 18 feet high.
2) The ceiling is 30+ year-old concrete
3) The ceiling is painted, no doubt with lead paint.
4) The tallest ladder I have access to is 10-12 feet
5) I am not 10 feet tall.
6) Needs to be load bearing up to 50-70 lbs, pulling straight down from the ceiling.
7) I don't have a way to cut angle-iron to make a wall-brace strong enough to hold out a 40lb roll of bubble wrap 4 1/2 feet out from the wall.
8) It would be impossible to get a ladder to the location, as, due to narrow stairways, sharp turns and low ceilings, the 10-12 foot ladder barely fits.
The only option I can think of:
1) Cut a 8x8x1 square of wood, drill a hole through the center, counter sunk from the back
2) Feed en eye-bolt through from the back.
3) Repeat, to make a pair
4) Add adhesive (gorilla glue, unless someone has a better alternative)
5) Use poles to lift into place, and hold into place, while someone else uses other poles to add straps of duct tape to hold it in place until the glue dries.
This poses several problems.
1) This will be annoying, will require several people, and we'll probably end up with gorilla glue in our hair.
2) The glue won't be sticking to the concrete...only to the layer of paint applied to the concrete. I'd rather not do any sanding, since it's most likely lead paint.
3) I have no idea if it'll be strong enough for a permanent installation where we'll be tugging straight down with the bubble wrap, not including any extra weight/force applied during roll-replacement.
Any thoughts? I know I'm just not thinking of something obvious...
Oh, and I've already asked for Spiderman's help, but I've already used up my "everybody gets one."
So, normally, I'm a fairly handy guy, and can usually come up with a solution to anything that's come up with a 20 minute wander through a Home Depot.
This one's got me stumped, mostly because It has to be done on the uber-cheap. If money weren't an issue, I'd just buy a taller ladder.
Essentialy, I have a 4foot wide, 4ft thick roll of bubble-wrap hanging from the ceiling, but it's in a stupid place. The only reason it's there, is because there were already bolts and chain hanging from the ceiling. I'd like to move it.
Here's where it gets tricky.
1) The ceiling is over 18 feet high.
2) The ceiling is 30+ year-old concrete
3) The ceiling is painted, no doubt with lead paint.
4) The tallest ladder I have access to is 10-12 feet
5) I am not 10 feet tall.
6) Needs to be load bearing up to 50-70 lbs, pulling straight down from the ceiling.
7) I don't have a way to cut angle-iron to make a wall-brace strong enough to hold out a 40lb roll of bubble wrap 4 1/2 feet out from the wall.
8) It would be impossible to get a ladder to the location, as, due to narrow stairways, sharp turns and low ceilings, the 10-12 foot ladder barely fits.
The only option I can think of:
1) Cut a 8x8x1 square of wood, drill a hole through the center, counter sunk from the back
2) Feed en eye-bolt through from the back.
3) Repeat, to make a pair
4) Add adhesive (gorilla glue, unless someone has a better alternative)
5) Use poles to lift into place, and hold into place, while someone else uses other poles to add straps of duct tape to hold it in place until the glue dries.
This poses several problems.
1) This will be annoying, will require several people, and we'll probably end up with gorilla glue in our hair.
2) The glue won't be sticking to the concrete...only to the layer of paint applied to the concrete. I'd rather not do any sanding, since it's most likely lead paint.
3) I have no idea if it'll be strong enough for a permanent installation where we'll be tugging straight down with the bubble wrap, not including any extra weight/force applied during roll-replacement.
Any thoughts? I know I'm just not thinking of something obvious...
Oh, and I've already asked for Spiderman's help, but I've already used up my "everybody gets one."
