During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.
Spray paint basement ceiling white.
How do you paint an exposed ceiling in the basement.
Having a white ceiling allows the space to feel bigger.
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.
I used benjamin moore white dove for our exposed ceiling in the basement.
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.
Yes i still love my white basement ceiling and i would definitely do it again.
Much faster than drywall.
White ceiling paint with a bit of gray.
Can i use spray paint to paint my basement ceiling.
Using interior dry fall paint the ceiling is evenly coated.
Dry fall paint will ensure proper adhesion to the ceiling surfaces.
For one the fumes will be toxic and two you would need about 100 150 cans of spray paint to do the job.
For that cost you could buy a paint sprayer made specifically to handle this type of job.
It is more noticeable when you have a exposed basement ceiling painted white.
Basement ceiling painting faqs why should you paint a basement ceiling.
When we started renovations in our basement the very first thing we did was paint.
Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior.
Do not use spray paint to paint your basement ceiling.
To leave access to pipes.
I didn t want it to be too dark either which is exactly why i went with white.
Plus drywalling ceiling involve a lot more work and neck aches.