Because you will be painting a large area over your head it will be easier to use a spray painter.
Painting basement ceiling floor joists.
Even a carefully painted joist can drip onto anything below.
Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer.
Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling.
During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.
Rolled the joists and then used a sprayer on the ceiling between the joist and anything i couldn t get by hand.
I tried to just do a single coat of primer and the wood just sucked up the paint.
Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper.
In our shallow century old rowhome basement painting the exposed floor joists was a great way to renovate the space without dropping the ceiling height.
Paint will cling best to a clean surface.
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.
If you don t already have one rent one for the.
Painting a basement ceiling black or a dark color will give the ceiling a more endless appearance like that of a dark sky.
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.
Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage.
Here s our quick and easy guide to painting your basement s floor joists.
Painting a basement ceiling white or a light color will brighten the area.
However black or a dark color will cause the basement area to have a darker appearance.
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.
I painted mine white in a section of my basement.
However you won t have that endless sky feeling.
The white would look a yellowish white.
Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior.
A flat finish with a water based paint is a better option.
The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint.
Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open.