Paint will cling best to a clean surface.
Painting basement ceiling floor joists.
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.
The white would look a yellowish white.
A flat finish with a water based paint is a better option.
During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.
The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint.
Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper.
Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open.
I tried to just do a single coat of primer and the wood just sucked up the paint.
Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage.
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.
Continue down the next joist.
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.
Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling.
However you won t have that endless sky feeling.
If you don t already have one rent one for the.
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.
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.
Rolled the joists and then used a sprayer on the ceiling between the joist and anything i couldn t get by hand.
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.
You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive.
Painting a basement ceiling white or a light color will brighten the area.
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.