Painting Unfinished Basement

Designed to form an impermeable barrier to water on interior and exterior vertical or horizontal concrete block and cast in place concrete.

Painting unfinished basement.

Assess the condition of the walls. 2 remove any furniture and lay down a drop cloth. Basements aren t like other rooms in your home and a very different kind of criteria applies to its treatment. The paint mist that landed on the floor made the plastic very slippery.

We had a variety of materials. Copper pipes pvc pipes softer pipes ducts metal duct work etc. If the paint is old it may be lead based. 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.

We recycled our old paint to create the wall color we were looking for. If your basement is already light you can paint it just about any color you want. Use paper not plastic as your drop cloth material when painting. Painting pipes in a basement is a great way to make them disappear visually.

This did not work well. This is what this basement looked like when we started grey and dingy. And the paint covered all the surfaces and made the whole space look better. You can check by purchasing a lead paint test kit online or at a home center.

When we prepped for painting the second half of the basement we used a roll of masking paper like this one. What tools do you need to paint unfinished basement ceiling. Colors like yellow light green or even pinks and reds can be a lot of fun and brighten up the space. One of the main goals in painting a basement is to prevent water from seeping into your basement walls.

Like us on facebook for more how to projects. Go for a solid color or get wild and design a mural to brighten. In the first half of the basement we used plastic tarps on the floor. 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.

Painting an unfinished basement. Working on different houses we found that even painting a basement can make a huge difference. Basement walls of cinder block brick or even poured concrete can be transformed pretty quickly and simply with a coat of paint. The paint sprayer delivers a high quality finish and it s fast so you will be able to complete the whole process faster.

To make painting easier move any furniture storage boxes or other materials to a different room. To make paint stick make sure you use primer. 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.