I painted mine white in a section of my basement.
Painting basement ceiling floor joists.
Here s our quick and easy guide to painting your basement s floor joists.
Paint will cling best to a clean surface.
However you won t have that endless sky feeling.
After i did a couple coats of oil based kilz the white stayed.
The best paint for painting floor joists is a non shiny or matte paint.
I tried to just do a single coat of primer and the wood just sucked up the paint.
Cover the floor and remaining objects with tarps or paper.
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 white would look a yellowish white.
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.
Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling.
You do not want the ceiling to be obtrusive.
Continue down the next joist.
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.
Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior.
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.
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.
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.
Because you will be painting a large area over your head it will be easier to use a spray painter.
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.