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 basement ceiling floor joists.
During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.
I tried to just do a single coat of primer and the wood just sucked up the paint.
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.
Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer.
Even a carefully painted joist can drip onto anything below.
The white would look a yellowish white.
However you won t have that endless sky feeling.
However black or a dark color will cause the basement area to have a darker appearance.
I painted mine white in a section of my basement.
Here s our quick and easy guide to painting your basement s floor joists.
Because you will be painting a large area over your head it will be easier to use a spray painter.
After i did a couple coats of oil based kilz the white stayed.
Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage.
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.
Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior.
You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive.
The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint.
If you don t already have one rent one for the.
Painting a basement ceiling white or a light color will brighten the area.
Rolled the joists and then used a sprayer on the ceiling between the joist and anything i couldn t get by hand.
Painting a basement ceiling black or a dark color will give the ceiling a more endless appearance like that of a dark sky.
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.
Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open.