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