Painted Floor Joists

I was just wandering what some of you put in your reports if anything about floor joist in a crawl space that are painted.

Painted floor joists.

The thing i worked on the most before paint was. I had my ceiling painted flat black and those pieces are a visually interesting detail that don t stand out after paint. Esther i would leave the hiss cross pieces since they stabilize the joists and the floor above. Joist span and spacing is set by your local building code.

But my friend wasn t. The joists were pressure treated lumber so i was surprised at how badly decayed they were. A clean clear area is far easier to work in as you will be working overhead. Of course if you re using a light colored paint you l see them.

Last summer i helped a carpenter buddy tear out a rotten deck. Moving the stepladder is easier if the floor area is open. The correct paint needs to be selected as well as providing yourself with the proper protection for your body and eyes. An unfinished basement with its concrete floor and exposed joists may seem dreary and cold.

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. But in reality it is an enormous blank canvas just waiting for your inspired ideas and artistic vision. Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling. Use a tsp cleaner to make sure all grease is removed from the surfaces.

Fill your airless paint sprayer with a primer. While most residential construction uses 2x8 joists with 16 inch spacing there are many other factors you need to consider when determining the proper joist span length. When painting a basement floor joist it s important to do the job correctly. 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. These are the right choice for both residential and non residential floor and roof joist construction. Deck joists rotting from the top edge down because the deck boards and debris keep them damp for weeks after rain. He sees it all the time.