How To Reach Light Above Stairs
Cut two pieces of 2-by-4 lumber to 48 inches.
How to reach light above stairs. That is if you have a wall to lean the ladder against and can still reach the light fixture. Set it on a stair tread and lean it against the stairwell wall. In a situation where I have to use this type of set up only once in a while I have taken a short piece of ladder hanging around and c-clmamped 2 a piece of 2x4 to the shorter leg on the stairs.
Otherwise I would suggest LED rope lighting run along the top of the stair trim. The 3 inch cans are cheap and inobtrusive and wont be difficult to add at this stage. You might be able to rig something with a long handle and a way to angle it to get down inside from the landing.
Put the chandelier on a DC plug and unplug it when you lower it or leave 20 ft slack to hit the floor. My friend and I just did it in a difficult stairway. Get your new bulb and attach it to the suction tips of your bulb changer.
This company recommended by Burgess Lighting in Fairfax uses ladders scaffolding or occasionally even a telescoping lift to reach very high light fixtures. Wrap several turns of. Place the base on the lower stair and slide the upright into the base.
Hold one of these flush to a stair tread and measure the distance from the other end to the tread or floor below it. We used a firm plastic cup 3 inches deep and 260 inches wide. In addition the height of the handrail provides excellent light distribution and light on both sides of the stairway.
IF there is not a cover over the bulb you can purchase an extendable pole at most big box stores to change the bulb and they have an attachment to remove a broken light bulb. Once attached turn the bulb clockwise to tighten it. When Im standing directly below it halfway up the second flight of steps the ceiling is about 3 feet out of my reach.