Painting Basement Ceiling Floor Joists

You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive.
Painting basement ceiling floor joists. Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open. Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer. 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.
Paint will cling best to a clean surface. The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint. I painted mine white in a section of my basement. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior.
A flat finish with a water based paint is a better option. 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. Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage. 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. The white would look a yellowish white. 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.
Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper. 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. After i did a couple coats of oil based kilz the white stayed. If you don t already have one rent one for the.
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. Painting a basement ceiling black or a dark color will give the ceiling a more endless appearance like that of a dark sky. 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. Continue down the next joist.
Even a carefully painted joist can drip onto anything below.