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