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re: Best Interior Paint -- Cost/Benefit
Posted on 12/13/14 at 2:00 pm to JudgeHolden
Posted on 12/13/14 at 2:00 pm to JudgeHolden
Sherwin williams cashmere.
Lasts longer, covers better.
I've painted the 3 houses I've owned with SW product. It works well.
Lasts longer, covers better.
I've painted the 3 houses I've owned with SW product. It works well.
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Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:18 pm to N2cars
I painted my entire entire in Benjamin Moore and loved the way it went on and covered. Coastal Fog is a nice neutral.
Posted on 12/13/14 at 10:46 pm to KosmoCramer
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PPG makes really nice stuff.
They have sales occasionally if you're willing to wait, otherwise try and find someone who has an account there that gets a decent discount.
They can seriously discount a lot of their pants.
Yep. We get a discount on it. Man it really is so much easier to paint with as well.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 12:05 am to Clark W Griswold
I second benji
Posted on 12/14/14 at 1:14 am to JudgeHolden
Benjamin Moore a Regal a Select in matte
Posted on 12/14/14 at 1:40 am to JudgeHolden
Benjamin Moore and it really isn't close
Posted on 12/14/14 at 2:31 am to tysonslefthook
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What's the verdict on Farrel-Calhoun?
Crappy watery runny messy latex paint that takes two to three passes to cover. The contractors that like it over Benjamin or Sherwin, and maybe PPG, Coronado,etc..too, is due to much deeper contractor grade discounts that the others will not meet. But, what you save in money per gallon, you will easily double-work yourself to have a fat looking 'butter coat' finish with more passes, and use more paint to cover and wasted time..thus no real savings at all.
Benjamin over Sherwin(though also a great product) for exterior painting, and both are infinitely better for exteriors than is FC.
The top of the line Benjamin, Sherwin, Coronado, PPG, etc..are great paints int or ext. Their primer tinted topline stuff can just about pass in one fat coat, with the second easily looking fab. Both BM and SW have classier color palettes imho to choose from, without needing try get a match by inferior lines.
Don't buy HD's Behr, though a really good paint, it's no longer cheap. Years of winning Consumer Reports top-rated has raised their price points to where paying another $10 to 15 gal for BM is the right call imho.
Never buy Lowe's Valspar, it is much like Farrel..runny..inferior.
If you have kids or rental property, you want eggshell for their bedrooms(easy clean up and touch up), satin for bath.
This post was edited on 12/14/14 at 2:58 am
Posted on 12/15/14 at 8:26 pm to TheRoarRestoredInBR
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TheRoarRestoredInBR
Just saw your reply. I know very little about paint so I really appreciate you taking your time to help. I'll be sure to make him requote me using a higher quality paint. Thanks again
Posted on 12/15/14 at 8:34 pm to N2cars
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Sherwin williams cashmere.
Lasts longer, covers better.
I second this. Best paint ive used and worth the extra money IMO. I haven't tried Ben Moore or some of the other higher end brands though.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 8:37 pm to tysonslefthook
I have done lots of painting at my old house, ( remodeled it 3 times and re painted the entire thing each time). The 1st I used glidden and always though the colors and finish looked. Cheap. The next two times as well as in my current home, went with Behr ultra and fricking love it. Durable, covers well, and is t that pricey. I'm sure the Sherwin Williams is good too but mine is just a personal preference
Posted on 12/15/14 at 9:41 pm to GoldenSombrero
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Sherwin williams cashmere.
Lasts longer, covers better.
I second this. Best paint ive used and worth the extra money IMO. I haven't tried Ben Moore or some of the other higher end brands though.
I third this!
Posted on 12/15/14 at 9:46 pm to Don K Punch
I've used SW and Ben Moore.
The winner is, by far, Ben Moore
Wife likes "Blanched Almond 1060". Costs a bit more, but one coat did the job, rather than 2 coats.
The winner is, by far, Ben Moore
Wife likes "Blanched Almond 1060". Costs a bit more, but one coat did the job, rather than 2 coats.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 9:49 pm to KosmoCramer
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PPG makes really nice stuff.
yes they do.. I know a painter that swears by them because the have keep the important elements int he paint that make it last and easy to work with
Sherwin Williams Duration Interior in satin finish is the best paint they offer. I am builder and have it in my home through out. You can tell the difference
It's worth the extra money...especially if you are just doing one room.
If you find a volume painter they can get it for about 38 a gallon
but retails for 62.00
Paint has gone up, way up in recent years...
Sherwin Williams super paints aren't as good as they used to be but still decent
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 12/15/14 at 11:22 pm to ApexTiger
Per my painter with 25+ years in the business, Benjamin Moore is the best. SW is also a very good brand but not at the Benjamin Moore level.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 8:05 am to JudgeHolden
I worked at Sherwin for 8 years. Paint is something where the saying "you get what you pay for" holds very true, regardless of brand. In terms of SW's product line, Duration is probably the best you can get in terms of cleanability and durability. It covers very well and leaves an excellent finish. Someone also mentioned Cashmere. Cashmere is good, but you sacrifice a little durability for a better looking finish and a little better cover per coat.
Benjamin Moore, Farrell, PPG and even Behr and Glidden have good products. In my opinion, BM, FC and SW (in no particular order) will be the best product for your money and are EASILY the most common brands used by contractors.
A few tips:
- if the room is small, stay on the lighter side of color...dark colors draw the walls in.
- if the ceiling is less than 9' tall, be careful with painting it a color other than white-ish...again, darker colors will make it seem like a shorter ceiling.
- in general, lighter colors will cover better and will be more durable.
- if you are going to do a darker color, tint the primer...you will save yourself possibly multiple coats.
- keep a wet edge...have someone cut in with you as you paint the walls (don't cut in and then paint the walls afterwards. Otherwise you'll end up with a dark strip all the way around the walls where you have overlap.
- if you think you are going to run out of paint, stop in a corner, go get more and mix the new gallon with whatever you have left. Do not stop in the middle of a wall.
- if you buy more than one gallon, box (mix) them all together in a bucket to ensure color consistency.
- if you want more texture, use a thicker roller cover, but remember a thicker roller is going to apply more paint at one time, which means your square footage per gallon will suffer.
- if the drywall is bare, prime it first. If you don't you will have to put at least a dozen coats to get anywhere close to an even finish.
- similarly, if you spackle some holes first, spot prime the spackle. Bare drywall and spackle is very porous and will drink your topcoat if you don't prime it first. This will leave you with flat spots if you use a paint with any type of sheen.
- the flatter the sheen, the harder it will be to clean and vice versa.
- the higher the sheen, the easier it will be to see imperfections in the wall (joints, corner beads, tape lines, spackle, etc.). This is why Satin (Egg Shell) is such a popular sheen.
- if you are considering a very bright or unusual color, spend $5 and get a sample quart and paint an entire wall first so you can wrap your head around what it will actually look like. I promise you it will be the best $5 you ever spent.
That should get you started. Best of luck.
Benjamin Moore, Farrell, PPG and even Behr and Glidden have good products. In my opinion, BM, FC and SW (in no particular order) will be the best product for your money and are EASILY the most common brands used by contractors.
A few tips:
- if the room is small, stay on the lighter side of color...dark colors draw the walls in.
- if the ceiling is less than 9' tall, be careful with painting it a color other than white-ish...again, darker colors will make it seem like a shorter ceiling.
- in general, lighter colors will cover better and will be more durable.
- if you are going to do a darker color, tint the primer...you will save yourself possibly multiple coats.
- keep a wet edge...have someone cut in with you as you paint the walls (don't cut in and then paint the walls afterwards. Otherwise you'll end up with a dark strip all the way around the walls where you have overlap.
- if you think you are going to run out of paint, stop in a corner, go get more and mix the new gallon with whatever you have left. Do not stop in the middle of a wall.
- if you buy more than one gallon, box (mix) them all together in a bucket to ensure color consistency.
- if you want more texture, use a thicker roller cover, but remember a thicker roller is going to apply more paint at one time, which means your square footage per gallon will suffer.
- if the drywall is bare, prime it first. If you don't you will have to put at least a dozen coats to get anywhere close to an even finish.
- similarly, if you spackle some holes first, spot prime the spackle. Bare drywall and spackle is very porous and will drink your topcoat if you don't prime it first. This will leave you with flat spots if you use a paint with any type of sheen.
- the flatter the sheen, the harder it will be to clean and vice versa.
- the higher the sheen, the easier it will be to see imperfections in the wall (joints, corner beads, tape lines, spackle, etc.). This is why Satin (Egg Shell) is such a popular sheen.
- if you are considering a very bright or unusual color, spend $5 and get a sample quart and paint an entire wall first so you can wrap your head around what it will actually look like. I promise you it will be the best $5 you ever spent.
That should get you started. Best of luck.
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