Painting Unfinished Basement

When we prepped for painting the second half of the basement we used a roll of masking paper like this one.

Painting unfinished basement.

One of the main goals in painting a basement is to prevent water from seeping into your basement walls. Assess the condition of the walls. Like us on facebook for more how to projects. Remember really dark colors can dim down even the brightest room so you want to make sure it doesn t get too dark in the space.

To make paint stick make sure you use primer. And the paint covered all the surfaces and made the whole space look better. Designed to form an impermeable barrier to water on interior and exterior vertical or horizontal concrete block and cast in place concrete. What tools do you need to paint unfinished basement ceiling.

You can check by purchasing a lead paint test kit online or at a home center. Painting an unfinished basement. 2 remove any furniture and lay down a drop cloth. The paint sprayer delivers a high quality finish and it s fast so you will be able to complete the whole process faster.

Working on different houses we found that even painting a basement can make a huge difference. This did not work well. To make painting easier move any furniture storage boxes or other materials to a different room. While it s tempting to think that paint manufacturers have created different kinds of paints simply as a marketing ploy to shift more units this is.

This is what this basement looked like when we started grey and dingy. When it comes to painting your basement it s not just a case of choosing any old paint as long as it s in a color you like. If your basement is already light you can paint it just about any color you want. We had a variety of materials.

One of the most important tool you need is a paint sprayer. Basement walls of cinder block brick or even poured concrete can be transformed pretty quickly and simply with a coat of paint. The paint mist that landed on the floor made the plastic very slippery. If the paint is old it may be lead based.

Copper pipes pvc pipes softer pipes ducts metal duct work etc. Painting pipes in a basement is a great way to make them disappear visually. Basements aren t like other rooms in your home and a very different kind of criteria applies to its treatment. Go for a solid color or get wild and design a mural to brighten.

If there is a previous coat of paint you ll need to remove it if you want to repaint with concrete paint because concrete paint needs to adhere to a porous surface. Use paper not plastic as your drop cloth material when painting. We recycled our old paint to create the wall color we were looking for.