How Do You Clean & Paint Basement Walls?
Many people agree that ordinary, gray basement walls can look dreary and drab. Gray can make some basements look more like dungeons than extra rooms. More often than not a basement ends up as nothing more than a place to store things. If you’d like to transform your basement into an entertainment room, game room or family room, a fresh coat of paint is in order. Before you begin slathering the walls with bright, vivid colors, however, learn the proper preparation steps or you’re likely to end up with a finish that won’t hold up over time. Scrub away dirt, dust and cobwebs with a dry, coarse brush. Apply concrete sealer to any foundation cracks that are leaking moisture. Allow the concrete sealer to dry for one full day. Cover areas you do not want painted with blue painter’s tape. Fill holes in the basement walls with spackle paste, and use the metal putty knife to smooth the paste. Allow the spackle paste to dry for two hours. Smooth the dried spackle paste using 80- to 120-grit sandp
