How To Paint Basement Ceiling Joists
In this video we discuss different open joist ceiling finish options for a finished basement.
How to paint basement ceiling joists. Often times when a basement is finished all of the rafters pipes and mechanical lines are painted in a single uniform color. Although our primary goal was to paint the exposed basement ceiling we also decided to paint the cement basement walls the same color. Start in a corner and move down one line of joists moving back and forth slightly for even coverage.
An exposed basement ceiling is when the structural and mechanical designs like trusses joists beam and ductwork are left in their natural state. Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer. Overmyer is a finished basement contractor in novi michigan.
Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. To leave access to pipes. I highly recommend doing this for two reasons.
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. This entire ceiling was painted using a sprayer in about 3 hours with breaks between to let paint dry drywall would have taken days to finish.
Continue down the next joist. Basement ceiling painting faqs why should you paint a basement ceiling. Paint ceiling and walls the same color.
1 there are a lot of nooks and crannies in the meeting place between an exposed basement ceiling and the cement basement. Plus drywalling ceiling involve a lot more work and neck aches. During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.