Painting Floor Joists Basement Ceiling

Continue down the next joist.
Painting floor joists basement ceiling. Here is a quick and clever way to add some flair to your basement ceiling. Spray paint the whole thing. An exposed basement ceiling is when the structural and mechanical designs like trusses joists beam and ductwork are left in their natural state. Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage.
During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. Paint will cling best to a clean surface. Painting a basement ceiling white or a light color will brighten the area. A flat finish with a water based paint is a better option.
Because you will be painting a large area over your head it will be easier to use a spray painter. If you don t already have one rent one for the. Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling. You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive.
Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper. However you won t have that endless sky feeling. Here s our quick and easy guide to painting your basement s floor joists. Painting a basement ceiling black or a dark color will give the ceiling a more endless appearance like that of a dark sky.
Even a carefully painted joist can drip onto anything below. However black or a dark color will cause the basement area to have a darker appearance. Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer. 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. 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.