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