Spray Paint Unfinished Basement Ceiling

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.

Spray paint unfinished basement ceiling.

Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open. Here is a quick and clever way to add some flair to your basement ceiling. Let me know what color you painted yours i always love a good debate with evidence for the hubs. Make sure to cover the whole basement ceiling.

While spraying makes sure to move your whole arm and not only your. I feel like we gained about a foot of space visually. Cost to paint exposed basement ceiling. Even if you only use the basement for laundry and storage it can look much better if you take the time to paint the ceiling.

Covering an exposed basement ceiling is a popular way to blend the exposed electrical work ducts and beams together. Can i use spray paint to paint my basement ceiling. While the process on exposed ceilings cost the same as any other type or 1 to 3 per square foot prep work and varying types of materials can quickly double that price. Learn how to paint an unfinished basement ceiling.

See professionally prepared estimates for ceiling painting work. For one the fumes will be toxic and two you would need about 100 150 cans of spray paint to do the job. Follow the same rules while painting too don t spray in the same place for too long or you can easily overspray. Do not use spray paint to paint your basement ceiling.

See typical tasks and time to paint a ceiling along with per unit costs and material requirements. Bought a wagner airless sprayer on amazon https goo gl 12jppm and used hand t. Spray the ceiling with three coats. For that cost you could buy a paint sprayer made specifically to handle this type of job.

The cost to paint a ceiling starts at 0 94 2 24 per square foot but can vary significantly with site conditions and options. I m so excited to share how it turned out. We usually use 2 3 coats of paint for basement ceilings. During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.

I hope that provides you some insight and considerations on painting your basement ceiling and exposing the trusses and beams. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. Spray paint the whole thing. 3 gallons and 3 days to paint 543 sqft without renting a pro paint sprayer.

Get fair costs for your specific project requirements. Over the weekend we painted our basement ceiling of my soon to be studio space. But painting an unfinished ceiling is one of those projects that adds utility. A painted but otherwise unfinished ceiling takes on the look of an industrial space and can turn an eyesore into a cool hip area.