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Longevity might not be a concern in your situation, but good coverge should always be a factor. (less paint, less labor) Benjamin Moore usually represents pretty good value.  Just ask the local dealer for the "painter’s price" and if the qty is more than a couple gallons they will usually give it to you which will make it competitive with HD. There’s no law that says the average homeowner can’t buy professional products and must always shop at HD!! . – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->As for Behr, covering power is their main claim to fame. As a result, the >handling qualities (leveling, etc) of Behr paints really suffer. >I wish there was as much info about paint out as there is about carpet. >I’d love to see a pelmark-like paint guy pop up in here. >Personally, I have had much better results from the Conco Pro line of >paints also carried by HD. They are honestly labelled, and perform as >advertised. I stopped even considering Behr when I noticed that 80% of >HD’s _returned_ paint (the stuff sold for pocket money off of a special >rack) was Behr — but Behr does not represent 80% of HD’s paint sales. >I’m particularly interested in paint right now because we have a lot >of painting to do.  For the exterior paint, I don’t really need a >paint that will last 10 years, as the siding on our house is really >ugly and we will probably replace it within 5 years or so anyway, >but it needs painting well before then.  Since both home improvement >chains near us (Home Depot and Eagle) carry Behr, we were planning >to test it out on the exterior, to kind of get a feel for whether >we wanted to use their interior paint as well. >I have also had no problems with Lowe’s Enterprise brand paints. I have >used everything from interior flat to epoxy floor paint, with uniformly >excellent results. >Unfortunately, there are no Lowe’s near us.  Eagle has their designer >brand which boasts a 20 year warranty, but I’d prefer to get some >feedback from someone whose actually used them before I put them on >my walls.

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>There’s no law that says the average homeowner can’t buy professional >products and must always shop at HD!!

Actually, I think there is.  There are many laws that apparently exist even though no one can find where they are written down. I will cite an obvious one – I’d like to see others that people are aware of. 1.      In Virginia, if it snows and you own a 4WD vehicle, you are required by law to drive around.  Having no particular need to leave your house is no excuse.  Most people choose to go to grocery stores. I don’t know why, because all the people *without* 4WDs went there the day before and bought every last ounce of milk and every last crumb of bread, lest they be snowbound for months with no food.  The fact that snow never lasts on the ground here for more than a day is irrelevant. To foil the topic police, I will mention then when *I* take my 4WD out on those required trips, I buy wood.  :) 2.      ? Rick Marinelli

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Greetings,
We are building a new home in the mid-south area and are fast approaching
the time when decisions have to be made on type and brand of paint to use in
the interior of the home.  While cost is an important factor, I don’t want to cut
corners in areas where we will regret it later. Likewise, why pay extra if all you
are paying for is a name?  
 I was told to go down to the library and review some past issues of
Consumer Reports, which I will do, but I was very interested in
learning from others and their experiences.  I have a "brother-in-law" who
recently built a house and used WalMart brand paint exclusively.  I guess time will tell if he made a good choice.  
TIA
J.Huitt

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For interior painting I use Pratt and Lambert Accolade exclusively. It’s hard to find and spendy but it  covers great, doesn’t splatter when you roll it on,  and cleans like a teflon surface.   (I’ve rolled ceilings without even using dropcloths!!  That’s how splatter free this stuff is.) Benjamin Moore also makes good professional  paints. Avoid the Kmart, Home Depot brands unless you know someone that’s used them.  Lot’s of complaints on this NG about Behr not covering well.   The cost of premium paints really doesn’t cost that much more when you figure the labor cost or time spent.  Saving an extra coat will easily pay for a premium paint. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Greetings,We are building a new home in the mid-south area and are fast >approachingthe time when decisions have to be made on type and brand of >paint to use inthe interior of the home.  While cost is an important factor, >I don’t want to cutcorners in areas where we will regret it later. >Likewise, why pay extra if all youare paying for is a name?    I was told >to go down to the library and review some past issues ofConsumer Reports, >which I will do, but I was very interested inlearning from others and their >experiences.  I have a "brother-in-law" whorecently built a house and used >WalMart brand paint exclusively.  I guess time will tell if he made a good >choice.  TIAJ.Huitt

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>Avoid the Kmart, Home Depot brands unless you know someone that’s used >them.  Lot’s of complaints on this NG about Behr not covering well.  

Ya know, I’ve been here awhile, and yours are the first remarks I remember about Behr not covering well.  The last notable remark I remember about Behr is someone saying they didn’t like the smell. I’d really like to see someone back up these kinds of things with actual facts, like % of binders (acrylic, alkyd), % and type of pigments and % of solvent (spirits, water).

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>As for Behr, covering power is their main claim to fame. As a result, the >handling qualities (leveling, etc) of Behr paints really suffer.

I wish there was as much info about paint out as there is about carpet. I’d love to see a pelmark-like paint guy pop up in here. >Personally, I have had much better results from the Conco Pro line of >paints also carried by HD. They are honestly labelled, and perform as >advertised. I stopped even considering Behr when I noticed that 80% of >HD’s _returned_ paint (the stuff sold for pocket money off of a special >rack) was Behr — but Behr does not represent 80% of HD’s paint sales.

I’m particularly interested in paint right now because we have a lot of painting to do.  For the exterior paint, I don’t really need a paint that will last 10 years, as the siding on our house is really ugly and we will probably replace it within 5 years or so anyway, but it needs painting well before then.  Since both home improvement chains near us (Home Depot and Eagle) carry Behr, we were planning to test it out on the exterior, to kind of get a feel for whether we wanted to use their interior paint as well. >I have also had no problems with Lowe’s Enterprise brand paints. I have >used everything from interior flat to epoxy floor paint, with uniformly >excellent results.

Unfortunately, there are no Lowe’s near us.  Eagle has their designer brand which boasts a 20 year warranty, but I’d prefer to get some feedback from someone whose actually used them before I put them on my walls.

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