During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.
Painting basement ceiling floor joists.
However you won t have that endless sky feeling.
Step 1 clean the ceiling pipes and duct work in the room to remove debris dirt and grease from all the surfaces that will be painted.
You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive.
Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper.
Here s our quick and easy guide to painting your basement s floor joists.
I tried to just do a single coat of primer and the wood just sucked up the paint.
This guest post on how to paint a basement ceiling with exposed joists comes from a reader and friend of one project closer chuck williams.
Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer.
Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage.
It s been a few years since we have moved from our baltimore rowhome but it seems that our basement renovation is continuing to inspire others 10k repins on pinterest and.
Paint will cling best to a clean surface.
Painting a basement ceiling black or a dark color will give the ceiling a more endless appearance like that of a dark sky.
Rolled the joists and then used a sprayer on the ceiling between the joist and anything i couldn t get by hand.
Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior.
I painted mine white in a section of my basement.
Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling.
The white would look a yellowish white.
Continue down the next joist.
Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open.
If you don t already have one rent one for the.
Even a carefully painted joist can drip onto anything below.
However black or a dark color will cause the basement area to have a darker appearance.
After i did a couple coats of oil based kilz the white stayed.
The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint.
Painting a basement ceiling white or a light color will brighten the area.