Painting The Basement Ceiling Joists Pictures

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Painting The Basement Ceiling Joists Pictures

During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior.

Ceiling Basement Paint Painted Ceiling Joists Joist Flexio

This guest post on how to paint a basement ceiling with exposed joists comes from a reader and friend of one project closer chuck williams.

Painting the basement ceiling joists pictures. During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or dr. Just an average 1980s single family home basement ceiling. Instead of replacing the ceiling we will be painting the exposed unfinished ceiling joists like you did in your basement.

Spray paint the whole thing. This guest post on how to paint a basement ceiling with exposed joists comes from a reader and friend of one project closer chuck williams. Covered the insulation in between the joists on walls above drywall with plywood.

An unfinished basement with its concrete floor and exposed joists may seem dreary and cold. We are in the process of painting our basement ceiling. Paint ceiling and walls same color.

With the drywall and then trim above that and the fact that it meets the floor joists going across the basement ceiling its just a non issue for us. I highly recommend doing this for two reasons. Weve had a leaky kitchen ceiling for the past few years so will have to pull out all the drywall that is now moldy.

An exposed basement ceiling is when the structural and mechanical designs like trusses joists beam and ductwork are left in their natural state. Although our primary goal was to paint the exposed basement ceiling we also decided to paint the cement basement walls the same color. Often times when a basement is finished all of the rafters pipes and mechanical lines are painted in a single uniform color.

Here is a quick and clever way to add some flair to your basement ceiling. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. That smoky blue color would be perfect for us and looks fantastic.

I love your pictures and especially the ceiling. Great choice thank you. Painting the joists and other fixtures of a basement ceiling is most easily accomplished with an airless paint sprayer.

An unfinished ceiling provides extra headspace eliminates a good deal of work and costs considerably less than a finished ceiling. Removed the low ceiling. But in reality it is an enormous blank canvas just waiting for your inspired ideas and artistic vision.

He then stapled those duct tape tabs to the ceiling beams in order to divide the room in half for painting.

Our Painted Basement Ceiling Love And Marriage