tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post6142733567038528136..comments2024-01-15T13:35:11.007-05:00Comments on BraySam Lane: Basement Remodel With Painted Exposed CeilingLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-27871170454248869032024-01-15T13:35:11.007-05:002024-01-15T13:35:11.007-05:00The innovative use of painted exposed ceilings in ...The innovative use of painted exposed ceilings in basement remodeling truly stands out. The transformation is not just visually appealing but also demonstrates a thoughtful approach to maximizing space and style. Great insights for anyone considering <a href="https://www.ccsofutah.com/services/basement-remodeling/" rel="nofollow"> basement remodeling</a>!Dareenhttps://www.ccsofutah.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-83456062915225684922024-01-15T13:30:04.895-05:002024-01-15T13:30:04.895-05:00Nice modelingNice modelingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-15902320321852800182023-04-27T00:37:28.962-04:002023-04-27T00:37:28.962-04:00Thank you for providing this valuable information ...Thank you for providing this valuable information on finding the right Basement Remodeling Contractor. It's always great to have reliable and experienced <a href="https://www.bmwdesignbuild.com/basement" rel="nofollow">Basement Remodel Contractor in Cape Cod MA</a>. Check out your website B.M.W Builders for top-notch services in Cape. Keep up the good work!BMW Buildersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-82090243638938283392023-04-27T00:36:22.490-04:002023-04-27T00:36:22.490-04:00Thank you for providing this valuable information ...Thank you for providing this valuable information on finding the right Basement Remodeling Contractor. It's always great to have a reliable and experienced <a href="https://www.bmwdesignbuild.com/basement" rel="nofollow">Basement Remodel Contractor in Cape Cod MA</a>. Check out your website B.M.W Builders for top-notch services in Cape. Keep up the good work!BMW Design Buildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682882765652275752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-81890162418591903092019-10-29T16:20:49.971-04:002019-10-29T16:20:49.971-04:00One of the best blogs ever! I am finising my basem...One of the best blogs ever! I am finising my basement and am exactly using your color choice for the ceiling, walls, carpet. Thank you again you are a life saver<br />Ram Palkodatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342247354579544924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-59008346825385746212019-02-25T11:05:09.474-05:002019-02-25T11:05:09.474-05:00Regarding painting the exposed wiring on the sides...Regarding painting the exposed wiring on the sides of the joists - was this inspected by your local code inspectors and "up to code"? I'll be finishing our basement ceiling soon and was hoping to paint but am getting info that wiring along ceiling joists also needs to be in conduit. Was this discussed during your project? Thanks - very nice finishing workDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628953260422751907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-15340955187584978902018-08-23T20:06:18.639-04:002018-08-23T20:06:18.639-04:00Hi Amit, Before any painting was done our contract...Hi Amit, Before any painting was done our contractor neatened any wires, secured them to the beams and then painted the ceiling. We didn't really have that much wiring to conceal, however.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-69939709471842948082018-08-23T18:43:09.132-04:002018-08-23T18:43:09.132-04:00Hey guys, fantastic job. I’ve been meaning to do t...Hey guys, fantastic job. I’ve been meaning to do the same thing with my basement. My question is, what did you do with the wiring in the ceiling? How did you conceal it? Did you have to do rewiring to conceal it? <br /><br /> I have a whole bunch I’m existing wires which are going to the beams… I think if I painted the ceiling, the wires it would look out of placeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820208167253170955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-56018155599266770712018-07-22T10:41:18.991-04:002018-07-22T10:41:18.991-04:00Hi, we did not do any sound proofing. I'm not ...Hi, we did not do any sound proofing. I'm not even sure how to go about that given the ceiling is exposed. That being said, the sound coming from upstairs isn't too terribly bad. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-15122496561068517842018-07-22T10:30:31.902-04:002018-07-22T10:30:31.902-04:00Did you do any sound proofing to reduce sounds com...Did you do any sound proofing to reduce sounds coming from upstairs? If so, what did you use?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-22340412739079562542017-09-15T16:31:16.543-04:002017-09-15T16:31:16.543-04:00Hi Chris, The ceiling was painted before any frami...Hi Chris, The ceiling was painted before any framing or walls were put up and they put up plastic drop cloths on the cinder block walls and on the floors.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-50980284670876648392017-09-07T15:17:33.975-04:002017-09-07T15:17:33.975-04:00How did you (or your painter) contain over spray? ...How did you (or your painter) contain over spray? specifically when painting the ceiling in an area where the wall runs perpendicular to the joists and there is an unfinished area behind it? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782075433041413059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-48225393980692094562017-07-17T15:07:03.913-04:002017-07-17T15:07:03.913-04:00Lynn/Davonchio, Thanks for the complements. I used...Lynn/Davonchio, Thanks for the complements. I used your website to convince my wife of the exposed ceiling look, but she nudged me toward the medium gray/brown ceiling and we both really like it. My dad is an awesome carpenter and made us the barn door, which we both installed and then I stained (Danish oil). Turned out nice!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052366723098825880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-82643844642311821722017-07-17T12:46:33.879-04:002017-07-17T12:46:33.879-04:00Hi Davonchio,
Our contractor installed 16 lights ...Hi Davonchio,<br /><br />Our contractor installed 16 lights and we use 13 of them...the other 3 are capped off and there just in case we felt we needed more light, but we're good with the 13. When we chose where to put the lights we just went by where it felt right to place them. The theater side of the basement are on a dimmer otherwise it would feel almost too bright.<br /><br />Thanks Jeff for answering Davonchio's questions. I took a look at your workshop photo...ceiling looks great and I love the barn door!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-29208575390581425692017-07-15T21:42:33.837-04:002017-07-15T21:42:33.837-04:00Hello Jeff -
Thank you for providing that inform...Hello Jeff - <br /><br />Thank you for providing that information. We currently are using 90W bulbs. I spoke to my contractor and he came up with a plan as well to place the lighting in rows every 6ft. Our basement is about 1500sq ft and we were surprised how dark the ceiling made the basement. Our contractor said the same thing that he would rather we have too much light because he is also placing dimmers on the lights that he is installing.<br /><br />Thanks again for responding to my message. <br /><br />Of course you guys already know but your basement is beautifulAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007772445696468841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-28503986189314791422017-07-13T09:35:33.822-04:002017-07-13T09:35:33.822-04:00Davonchio,
We ended up using a rough guide of tak...Davonchio,<br /><br />We ended up using a rough guide of taking the square footage and multiplying it by 1.5 to get the equivalent <b>incandescent</b> wattage. That ended up with us placing pretty these strong 6" LED BR40's (100W equivalent, 1300 lumens):<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WNSE54O/<br /><br />about every 6-8 feet (5-6 joists apart), which adds a little overkill. I followed the advice that you can put them on a dimmer to control brightness if it's too much. Better to have too much that you can dim then to have too little, since that's harder to fix. Also, make sure you don't put them too far away from the walls and corners, since that will make the walls and corners seem dark and the room smaller. Here's a diagram of our light placement. The dashed lines are the ceiling joists:<br /><br />https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B268JcL5GCNhR0xGRkZVQ0xvRms<br /><br />Here is what a corner near the workshop looks like. As you can see, plenty bright!<br /><br />https://photos.app.goo.gl/WcMyX4N6fxexz4qn1Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052366723098825880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-20176189235837441362017-07-13T00:12:48.593-04:002017-07-13T00:12:48.593-04:00Hello Lynn -
Hopefully you are still answering q...Hello Lynn - <br /><br />Hopefully you are still answering questions regarding your basement. We just finished painting our ceiling with the matte black but now we feel like we do not have enough light in the basement. How did you determine how many lights to use. We are using 6in can lights as well. Were yours spaced every few floor joist, if so how far apart.<br /><br />Thanks for the helpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007772445696468841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-4135209971587493642017-01-11T14:50:44.261-05:002017-01-11T14:50:44.261-05:00Hi Bryan, Our ceiling was painted before the drywa...Hi Bryan, Our ceiling was painted before the drywall went up and the ceiling was not affected by any dust. Since our basement was unfinished we decided to do the ceiling first to avoid over spray on the walls or finished flooring.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-64717614870257027502017-01-11T14:13:49.855-05:002017-01-11T14:13:49.855-05:00was your ceiling affected by drywall dust? for any...was your ceiling affected by drywall dust? for any reason would you suggest painting after drywall? i am working on a similar project & was wondering about the correct order of paint ceiling/drywall or drywall/paint ceiling. <br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290423899340904918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-87938996875003329762017-01-08T18:55:30.202-05:002017-01-08T18:55:30.202-05:00If it's minor imperfections you should be fine...If it's minor imperfections you should be fine with just painting. We used Benjamin Moore. Good luck with your project! Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-87088615640303335282017-01-07T14:31:01.624-05:002017-01-07T14:31:01.624-05:00Excellent. My beams are in good condition. There&#...Excellent. My beams are in good condition. There's minor imperfections ranging from chipping pieces or natural wear and wasn't sure if you ran into a similar situation. I'm thinking the paint will mask most of it and sanding would be counter productive. Did you use a Benjamin Moore or Behr paint? Thanks again. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443241215260381268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-42467070483265369262017-01-07T14:22:34.011-05:002017-01-07T14:22:34.011-05:00Thank you, Tom! The beams weren't really in an...Thank you, Tom! The beams weren't really in any need of prep work but they did neaten up wiring before painting, and they also did a dark gray primer before painting. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-52514197616522924602017-01-06T22:30:00.375-05:002017-01-06T22:30:00.375-05:00Beautiful job! This is the exact ceiling I'm g...Beautiful job! This is the exact ceiling I'm going for with black paint. <br />Question:<br />Did you immediately start painting the beams or did you do any prep work like sanding, filling etc? Thank you Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443241215260381268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-68830164370664064702016-12-16T09:20:43.107-05:002016-12-16T09:20:43.107-05:00Hi James, you may want to do the framing of your w...Hi James, you may want to do the framing of your walls first, electrical rough-in, etc., then you can do the insulation and drywall if you want as well, but don't paint the walls unless you are doing a drop-ceiling. The spraying of the ceiling will get paint on the upper edge of the walls. You doing it yourself or with a contractor?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052366723098825880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505942966204126008.post-2052823742692469392016-12-15T20:35:52.552-05:002016-12-15T20:35:52.552-05:00Hi James Jones, I am not a contractor but the cont...Hi James Jones, I am not a contractor but the contractor we hired did the ceiling first since it was spray painted. Then he installed the drywall and we put in carpeting last.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917223740046412932noreply@blogger.com