Before and After: Painted Basement Ceiling Joists
This week’s Before and After is brought to you from my coworker and friend, Chuck. You may remember Chuck from the emergency water heater replacement we performed at my house a few weeks ago.
Chuck recently painted his basement ceiling beams with my Wagner airless paint sprayer. He was going for an open, slightly industrial look. Painting the beams is a much easier alternative to installing a finished ceiling and if you like the industrial style, I think it’s an excellent choice.
Chuck wrote an entire post for OPC about his experience painting the ceiling; that post will run on Tuesday this week. So, if you’re interested in the details (they are good), stop back by around Tuesday @ 8:00am. But for now, take a look at these fantastic before and after photos.
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April 5th, 2008 10:02 pm
Great idea for a post, Fred! I linked a before and after post of my fireplace restoration.
April 6th, 2008 4:37 pm
I’m glad you posted this, Fred…I’m looking forward to the Tuesday post, but after seeing another basement ceiling like this, I’m really not seeing this for my basement. I need to, however, figure something out. It’s just not to my liking, I don’t think.
April 6th, 2008 5:36 pm
Andy,
I’ve come to the same conclusion for our basement, and I’ll definitely be following your progress through the lighting choice. We’ve currently resigned ourselves to recessed cans and sconces (and a pool table light)… but thinks could certainly change. I’ve got another 3 months before the ceiling catches up.
Fred
April 6th, 2008 9:14 pm
Wow! That looks great!
December 17th, 2009 11:48 am
I’m so glad I found your photos! I showed them to my husband and we decided to go this route for our basement. Our ceilings are between 7′1″ – 71″5 depending on where you are in the basement and this is a much less “boxy” feel. We’re only putting a ceiling in the bathroom down there, and for that we’ll use a flat track ceiling tile system. Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!
December 26th, 2009 1:29 pm
Okay…I finally have the stick of dynamite lit under my husband. We are defnitely doing the “INDUSTRIAL” WHITE CEILING….
I need EXACT names of brands/sytle of track bar or can-lighting that can go in the joists or be mounted from them for some minmal overhead lighting to complete the LOOK…….
Any ideas??
Thanks,
February 5th, 2010 12:41 am
to help with sound traveling to the upper floor. i bought 11/2″ thick sheets of styrafoam insulation (white) cut it to fit between joists and wedged it in against the bottom side of the subfloor. looked great and it deadend the sound of my kids big mouths while playing in the basement. as i said, the sound is deadend. remember that most sound travels by vibration through wood, drywall, etc.