Rental Property Investor · St Louis, MO · Member since 2010 · 317 posts · 72 votes
Paint a ceiling black??
Just bought a 3/2 982 s.f ranch built in 1966. The basement is partly finished but will need demo of the current drop ceiling. The ceiling is around 7 feet without the drop ceiling. Not keen on spending for a new drop ceiling and was considering painting the ceiling black on the suggestion of a colleague..but I dunno...can't exactly undo that back to bare wood once that's done. Is there a better color, or is this a mistake altogether?
It depends on the dolor scheme you are using in the house.
The trend right now is gray neutral.
Check houzz for painting ideas.
But alotnof folks like the look of wood beams so i would paint it all black.
I would try a contrast color scheme.
did you understand the question?
it's a basement, he's talking about a ceiling. not the walls. not landscape. the ceiling.
here's what i do - for buy and hold - we do NOT. i did it once, noone cared and noone noticed. it was a waste of black paint and labor. i'd do it in my house, but not a buy and hold. never again.
if you ever run a wire/duct or anything else in those joists, u will have to get that can of spray paint and spray it.
for a flip - unless they are 14' tall ceilings, no, i will not do it.
you said it's a <1k sq ft house. do you really think they'll care? answer is no. they wont.
get a better faucet or a dining room light instead.
when I worked in Detroit the guys would paint the copper lines grey so the thieves thought they were galvanized and would not rip them out.. other wise.. in a rental don't see the need at all
One of the best tips I ever got was to cut a ten-foot length of 1/2 in. PEX and leave it in a highly visible place near the door of any house I'm holding empty or renovating. Crackheads see it and figure the copper water lines have all been scavenged and replaced already.