Spray Paint Basement Ceiling Black
Those paints don t prime as well as a real primer.
Spray paint basement ceiling black. Prepare basement walls to prevent over spray by taping at least one sheet of newspaper around the entire perimeter of. Cover any appliances like washers and dryers with plastic sheathing and turn off the furnace and hot water heater. Clean cobwebs off of rafters and ceiling to prepare the area for work. Leaving your basement ceiling exposed and simply painting it black or white can give you the height needed for a comfortable space as well as giving the basement a more industrial loft like feel.
It all just disappears. A great option for a basement with lower ceiling heights can be painting the ceilings. But it can make the ceiling feel lower. Spray the ceiling with three coats.
Ken and i both agreed as most anyone probably would that using a paint sprayer for an open beam or exposed ceiling was in order so i was very grateful that homeright was willing to send me a power flo pro 2800 airless paint sprayer and although there was still a lot of work that went into preparing the basement to paint spray the ceiling when it came time to do the actual paint spraying. 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. Spraying basement ceiling black don t fall for the primer paint combo. Tape anything off that needs to be covered and spray paint the ceilings black.
In the end this just made more sense. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. Using an electric paint sprayer apply paint to the. Using interior dry fall paint the ceiling is evenly coated.
If you read the basement planning post than you know we were considering a drop ceiling. You re only limited by your imagination really. Most images show white black or gray ceilings but i chose a grayish aqua instead. First thing was first with the basement.
During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. Black ceilings are great for hiding everything. On any kind of surface with issues cleanliness especially they re useless. It was a lot less costly and its a look we each like about a thousand times more.
Use plastic tarp and tape to cover areas that will not be painted.