Painting Floor Joists Basement Ceiling

Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper.

Painting floor joists basement ceiling.

Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage. Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling. Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open. However black or a dark color will cause the basement area to have a darker appearance.

Because you will be painting a large area over your head it will be easier to use a spray painter. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. 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.

If you don t already have one rent one for the. Often times when a basement is finished all of the rafters pipes and mechanical lines are painted in a single uniform color. An exposed basement ceiling is when the structural and mechanical designs like trusses joists beam and ductwork are left in their natural state. Here is a quick and clever way to add some flair to your basement ceiling.

The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint. You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive. 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 a basement ceiling white or a light color will brighten the area.

However you won t have that endless sky feeling. Spray paint the whole thing. During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. Continue down the next joist.

A flat finish with a water based paint is a better option. Paint will cling best to a clean surface.