Painted Floor Joists

A clean clear area is far easier to work in as you will be working overhead.

Painted floor joists.

I was just wandering what some of you put in your reports if anything about floor joist in a crawl space that are painted. I know that it can be a part of the mold remediation process but i feel that 90 of the time it s for mold cover up. 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 the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer.

When painting a basement floor joist it s important to do the job correctly. When building a house or even a deck it is important to confirm you have the correct joist sizes spans and spacing before you get started. He sees it all the time. The joists were pressure treated lumber so i was surprised at how badly decayed they were.

Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for. Use a tsp cleaner to make sure all grease is removed from the surfaces. While most residential construction uses 2x8 joists with 16 inch spacing there are many other factors you need to consider when determining the proper joist span length. Moving the stepladder is easier if the floor area is open.

Of course if you re using a light colored paint you l see them. But in reality it is an enormous blank canvas just waiting for your inspired ideas and artistic vision. Joist span and spacing is set by your local building code. Esther i would leave the hiss cross pieces since they stabilize the joists and the floor above.

The thing i worked on the most before paint was. The correct paint needs to be selected as well as providing yourself with the proper protection for your body and eyes. An unfinished basement with its concrete floor and exposed joists may seem dreary and cold. I had my ceiling painted flat black and those pieces are a visually interesting detail that don t stand out after paint.

I joists provide a high performance alternative to dimension lumber joists for floor and roof applications. Fill your airless paint sprayer with a primer. Spray the primer over the floor joists on the basement ceiling. Last summer i helped a carpenter buddy tear out a rotten deck.