Painting Floor Joists Basement Ceiling

However black or a dark color will cause the basement area to have a darker appearance.

Painting floor joists basement ceiling.

Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open. Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper. Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer. 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.

Here is a quick and clever way to add some flair to your basement ceiling. Spray paint the whole thing. You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive. Painting a basement ceiling black or a dark color will give the ceiling a more endless appearance like that of a dark sky.

During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. Often times when a basement is finished all of the rafters pipes and mechanical lines are painted in a single uniform color. Because you will be painting a large area over your head it will be easier to use a spray painter.

Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage. Continue down the next joist. A flat finish with a water based paint is a better option. 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.

Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling. Paint will cling best to a clean surface. If you don t already have one rent one for the. Even a carefully painted joist can drip onto anything below.

The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint. However you won t have that endless sky feeling.