Painting Basement Rafters White

The whole basement project started out over a year ago and one of the steps that took the longest was these first 5 tips in preparation for painting an open beam ceiling.

Painting basement rafters white. Painting basement rafters white. Often times when a basement is finished all of the rafters pipes and mechanical lines are painted in a single uniform color. We painted our exposed basement ceiling white about five years ago. Our exposed basement ceiling has officially been painted and our basement has finally been put back togetherokay almost but were working on it.

We had an electrician install white ikea track lights all over and painted the walls a pale happy yellow. Cheaper easier better to paint basement ceiling white or black. Tales of painted basement ceilings and pole dancing woes unskinny boppy. He quickly put on protective gear after he realized how messy this process is.

Splashy artwork punches up this all white basement that gets a dose of natural light from a nearby window pro tip. It also helps you get to a lighter color faster. Tales of painted basement ceilings and pole dancing woes unskinny boppy. 1 place drop cloths.

With shiplap planks all the rage its no wonder that this white painted plank basement ceiling feels fresh. It still looks great. In the image below you can see that we painted our basement ceiling white. No dirt no mold.

Comments are turned off. 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. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open.

An exposed basement ceiling is when the structural and mechanical designs like trusses joists beam and ductwork are left in their natural state. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next. If your basement windows are old and dingy replacing them makes a huge difference. Our basement just has those tiny basement windows so i didnt want to go dark.

During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. On april 24 2020 by amik. The teak bed also adds warmth to the space. If you are painting your ceiling white you will need to seal the wood using a stronger primer.

Exposed a basement ceiling exposed a basement ceiling tales of painted basement ceilings and painting basement ceiling black a good build a pergola diy houselogic. Warm elements in cool spaces are an easy way to bring life down below. Primer is necessary to make paint stick to all the different surfaces on a basement ceiling like wood pipes and ductwork.