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