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Paint Brand Recommendations.

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I'm putting the house on the market in the spring (please wish me luck ;) ) and I need to paint the interior walls a neutral color. I'm looking for recommendations for a brand of paint that is not too expensive, but will do a good enough job to cover the somewhat neutral color that is currently on the walls. I'm doing the painting myself, so Home Depot and Lowes comments are appreciated. I understand the concept of a tinted primer and will go that route, but would like comments on how well the paint sold at "big box stores" work.

Thanks!
 
We use Kelley Moore exclusively inside and out, and got a big discount with our AAA card - like 20-30%.
 
Hi Nancy,

You're not leaving Eureka, are you?

Kwal Howells is decent paint, but I don't know if they have it in your area.

Good luck painting...and with your house sale!

Steve
 
I'm with Steve on this. If Kwal is in your area, their paint has covered well and lasted fine for us. I'm not a paint DIYer, so I get what the pro's want to use, and the guys we've hired prefer Kwal.

With luck, your house will sell quickly at full asking price. :)

Jim
 
NWL said:
I'm putting the house on the market in the spring (please wish me luck ;) ) and I need to paint the interior walls a neutral color. I'm looking for recommendations for a brand of paint that is not too expensive, but will do a good enough job to cover the somewhat neutral color that is currently on the walls. I'm doing the painting myself, so Home Depot and Lowes comments are appreciated. I understand the concept of a tinted primer and will go that route, but would like comments on how well the paint sold at "big box stores" work.

Thanks!
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I am a realtor in MD and I manage a foreclosure account for a major bank as well. Myself and my clients have had excellent experience with both Behr and Glidden paint. What I have found is that you are better off going with a decent primer and middle of the road paint. You will find both Behr (used in my personal home and rental property) and Glidden at Home Depot. For primer I would go with Kilz. Also you will use less paint and have a smoother finish if you use the white sponge rollers. They are a little more expensive but will not wear as fast and you will ultimately save in the end. Also for tape use Frog Tape. As you can tell I have done a ton of painting...lol
 
H-D sells Behr, as their "premium" brand.
Its what I use to paint our siding and stain our deck.
Its not the cheapest brand, but we're satisfied w- its quality.
 
What I don't like about Behr from HD is the color correctness. When we bought our house, we bought all Behr from HD. Not a single room dried very close to the color we expected from the swatches. One room, we even had them make a little sample jar for us to test. The sample was even different from what we got when we got a gallon. A pale yellow dried like fluorescent yellow.

Since then, we have used Benjamin Moore from a paint store and have loved it.
 
I know you wanted big box recommendations, but when painting my daughter's room in two different (and very specific) colors, I used both Behr and Sherwin Williams. I was shocked at the difference in the quality of the paint. The SW paint covered in one coat. No primer, no second coat. The Behr required a second coat and was still a bit streaky.

SW is more expensive, but I get emails with discounts all the time so sign up for their list. Many of their sales seem to coincide with holidays. If you get the SW on sale the difference in cost will be negligible. I use their basic paint - nothing extra fancy or expensive.

If you don't have a Sherwin Williams store near you I hear good things about Benjamin Moore. The posters on the gardenweb home decorating forums seem to use both brands interchangeably.
 
A good friend of ours owns a Benjamin Moore store. The paint is so expensive. But it is great paint.

I agree about the color of the Behr paint. We had terrible luck with it on our house trim. We supposedly had the color matched to the seamless gutters. Not a good match. We are painting some trim that is fading this fall, and I hope they can do a better job this time.

We used Better Homes and Gardens paint in the kitchen. Got it at Walmart. $29 a gallon for the premium stuff. Beautiful paint, went on well, except the red on the bottom of the walls. It took two coats. The colors are warm caramel (top of the walls) and red delicious on the bottom of the walls, with a chair rail separating the two colors. I love it! Caramel apple. Yummy.
 
I have used Benjamin Moore paint exclusively for years.

I was looking at our trim which was painted 6+ years ago and it still looks fresh. Our indoor paint has held up as well.

Having said that, I understand that aesthetic appeal and cost are your primary consideration rather than durability.

elaine
 
You may be looking for bargain paint, but sometimes the cheap paint will cost you more in the end by requiring two coats, not to mention the extra time investment (since you will be painting yourself).

I have had great luck with Benjamin Moore paint. Within the past 10 years, I have personally painted a house, and two 2000+ sq. ft. basements remodel projects (finished basements, 6-7 rooms in each). All with Benjamin Moore paint. None of it required more than one coat, and it turned out great (I am very picky on paint finish quality).

And please don't fall for the "primer + paint in one can" gimick. With a good paint and walls in decent shape, you shouldn't need primer. That is only needed for damaged walls, going over peeling paint, or new construction / drywall. At least, that has been my experience.

Kurt
 
FWIW, I just saw a commercial on TV - Sherwin Williams is having a 40% sale Sept 23 - 26th. It's a great deal on their paint.
 
SW

I've always preferred Benjamin Moore but the builder who is remodeling my house now uses Sherwin Williams. I've been frustrated by their color choices as compared to Benjamin Moore's but the SW paint has gone on well (over a primer). I just don't like the finish of their semi-gloss for trim. It doesn't shine like most semi-gloss paints. It's more of a satin. And it feels rough though the painters are sanding. Both Benjamin Moore's and Behr's semi-gloss has a better feel and shine.
 
everytime we buy a new house I wind up painting all the rooms and in my opinion you can't beat Benjamin moore paint . but since you are painting it to sell it ,I find HD paint is better that Lowes as it goes on better and covers more .
 
Benjamin Moore also has a coupon for $5 off one gallon of paint on their website. One gallon per coupon and one coupon per person per purchase (but maybe the store will allow multiple coupons if you buy more than one gallon - never hurts to ask)
 
I paint rentals ALL the time. Believe it or not, I use Walmart's Color Place - the 5 gallon buckets. You can get the 3 levels of shine - Flat to Semi-Gloss; coverage is good. It is made by one of the majors (SW, I believe). The guy who does a lot of my work, choked when I told him I use Walmart paint - my first house convinced him to buy it for his own pet projects. It is $46 (flat)-60 (semi) for a 5 gallon pail ... cheap!

If you go Home Depot, sign up at the PRO DESK to be a painting contractor ... there is some rebates you can get. ;) I signed up when I was doing some exterior painting - the 5 gallons I brought didn't get me anywheres, but I am not painting contractor. Might have gotten a discount extended because I did sign up.:D

Remember, you are selling the place.
 
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Glynda said:
I've always preferred Benjamin Moore but the builder who is remodeling my house now uses Sherwin Williams. I've been frustrated by their color choices as compared to Benjamin Moore's but the SW paint has gone on well (over a primer). I just don't like the finish of their semi-gloss for trim. It doesn't shine like most semi-gloss paints. It's more of a satin. And it feels rough though the painters are sanding. Both Benjamin Moore's and Behr's semi-gloss has a better feel and shine.
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Glynda, I believe that Sherwin Williams will match the Benjamin Moore colors. I have heard that you can just tell them the name and they have the formulas in their computer already. I read this on the gardenweb home decorating forums so I don't have any first hand experience, but it would be worth a try.

vacationhopeful said:
I paint rentals ALL the time. Believe it or not, I use Walmart's Color Place - the 5 gallon buckets. You can get the 3 levels of shine - Flat to Semi-Gloss; coverage is good. It is made by one of the majors (SW, I believe). The guy who does a lot of my work, choked when I told him I use Walmart paint - my first house convinced him to buy it for his own pet projects.
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I have also heard good things about the Walmart paint, but I have never used it.

We just finished painting the second bathroom yesterday. No more painting for awhile I hope!
 
While the initial cost is way higher, Benjamin Moore Paints will save you time which may not matter to some people. This is a one coat paint.

HD Behr and Lowes Valspar is allright for interiors. These are two coat paints. If your considering these I would go with Olympic Paint for a few bucks less.
 
Another vote for Benjamin Moore. We've used it exclusively for the last 25 years (two houses), and have always been pleased.
 
We love Sherwin Williams also. We used the most expensive line at SW and only had to do one coat. I also watch for their 40% sale. Buy base color if you are not sure about color when they have a sale, you can always bring it back to get the color mixed later.
 
Thanks everyone for the recommendations! I have not noticed Benjamin Moore of Sherwin Williams in my neck of the woods, but since I haven't looked for paint in 13 years, it wouldn't surprise me if I can get them here now. The stores in town carry Valspar and Columbia, but they are pricey. That's why I was looking to the big box guys, but they are 65 miles away, so I don't want to have to make too many trips.

I'd like to be able to do all the walls in one coat, but considering the color I'm covering up, I don't think one coat will do it. Tinted primer will save me a few bucks.

Time to do price comparisons!

Cheers!
 
NWL said:
The stores in town carry Valspar and Columbia, but they are pricey. Cheers!
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Nancy, of those, my vote is with the Columbia. They should be able to match any color you find on any chip. Marvelous things these computers.

Jim
 
Behr Customer Service was unbelieveable

I really can't answer quality of paint questions, but thought this information might be helpful on Behr's from Home Depot. When we lived in the Poconos I had extensive wraparound decking, front porch & railings. I stained them with a Behrs Deck stain. I prepared the surface and stained it myself. It took forever to complete the work. A year later, it just didn't hold. I contacted their customer service department and they had me get an estimate to have the deck professionally re-stained and reimbursed me for the full amount to have it done. Now...that's customer service. As a qualification, at about the same time they were obtaining the necessary permits and approvals to either move/build a paint manufacturing facility in PA. I don't know if the events were related, or not. We moved a year later, so I really don't know how well the second stain job worked.
 
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