Spray Paint Exposed Basement Ceiling
After some research i decided to go with a light color to keep a more open feeling.
Spray paint exposed basement ceiling. We usually use 2 3 coats of paint for basement ceilings. The actual paint spraying part of this job though it is still hard work and. Neither a finished drywall ceiling nor a drop ceiling were in our overall budget for the basement. While spraying makes sure to move your whole arm and not only your.
Here s a detailed list of what we bought and spent. We spent about 575 total to paint our basement ceiling. Prepare basement walls to prevent over spray by taping at least one sheet of newspaper around the entire perimeter of. Make sure to cover the whole basement ceiling.
Follow the same rules while painting too don t spray in the same place for too long or you can easily overspray. 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. Read directions and familiarize.
Here are our 15 tips for painting an exposed basement ceiling with a paint sprayer. Use an airless sprayer to spray paint on the ceiling. Well the song that everyone either loved or hated had to be removed due to copyright claim so you ll have to enjoy this generic music and wonder what. Airless spraying seemed the only viable option to achieve this and fred offered me the use of his wagner airless sprayer.
Here s a picture of the ceiling before the job. How much does it cost to paint an exposed basement ceiling. It s all in the preparation. The cost of painting it instead was much much smaller.
We did framing and electrical ourselves but we hired out the drywall. And this is how to paint an exposed basement ceiling. Reasons we decided on a painted basement ceiling budget. Our quote for the ceiling alone was thousands of dollars.
We read the directions for the pro 2800 paint sprayer. Allow the primer to dry then add a second coat if needed. Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open basement ceiling dark brown. If you can see the color of the wood joists on the ceiling through the first coat.
Using an electric paint sprayer apply paint to the. Spray the ceiling with three coats.