How To Prepare Basement Ceiling For Painting
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How to prepare basement ceiling for painting. While spraying makes sure to move your whole arm and not only your wrists. Painting Basement Rafters White. Join Steve as he shares the knowledge of how to prepare concrete for painting.
Make sure to cover the whole basement ceiling. During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement I wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling. Over the weekend we painted the basement ceiling of my soon-to-be studio space.
Our Painted Basement Ceiling White Why We Love It. 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 Drywall Installation Process requires precise measurements and enough strength to undertake.
Installing basement drywall ceiling is the most cost-effective techniques to cover the floor joists and beams and finishing your basement ceiling properly. Inspect and tidy up any and all wiring along the ceiling. Painting an unfinished basement ceiling is a great way to make a short ceiling look higher.
For instance you can wrap them in newspaper and lightly tape them down. Before painting protect any electrical wires and shut-off valves. Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open.
This helps you to work longer without. Once dry run over your ceiling with 150-grit sandpaper to rough up the surface and help the paint to adhere. Fill in any dents with patching compound and allow it to dry.