Basement Ceiling Joists
Every basement ceiling is unique.
Basement ceiling joists. Find jack posts at lowe s today. What is an exposed ceiling in a basement. An exposed basement ceiling is when the structural and mechanical designs like trusses joists beam and ductwork are left in their natural state.
Install 5 8 drywall strip under the floor measure the spacing between the joists it should be the same but experience tells me it isn t. If you want to see an example of what a painted white basement ceiling looks like check out my friend s room over at one project closer. Some string lights come with built in switches and dimmers that will allow the lights to be switched on or off without having to be unplugged.
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. Chuck is an amateur carpenter and diy weekend warrior. During my efforts to upgrade my unfinished basement i wanted an alternative to the typical acoustic tile drop ceiling or drywall ceiling.
Often times when a basement is finished all of the rafters pipes and mechanical lines are painted in a single uniform color. Big box stores use this technique all the time. If you re into a utilitarian appearance use a nylon reinforced poly fabric stretched and stapled across joists.
Roll a dowel around the ends of the fabric to cover the exposed ends. We chose sherwin williams smoky blue sw 7604 in a flat finish. Fred told me of his tentative plans to paint his open.
Finishing your bare basement means sizing the rooms building the walls adding ceilings and drywall painting and decorating. Hold the batts in place by stapling their paper faced vapor retarders to the lower edges of the joists. String lights can be easily hung from a low ceiling of exposed floor joists with screw in hooks or to a finished ceiling with the addition of drywall anchors.