Tuesday, February 23, 2010

What brand of paint should I use to paint the interior of my house? Behr Premium or Ben Moore.?

I want to paint with an eggshell finish and cover a Med. Brown color with a light cream color. I am planning on first using Kilz tinted to a close color to help cover the brown. I am debating between paying something like $130 for a five-gallon of Ben Moore and paying something like $88 for a five-gallon of Behr premium at Home Depot. I will consider paying the extra if it would make the job easier, since it is quite a large job and every coat will take me a long time to apply. I have heard about the outstanding abilities of Ben Moore, but given the contrast in the two colors I will probably have to do multiple coats anyway. Any suggestions would be great, especially from people with experience in dealing with these two brands.What brand of paint should I use to paint the interior of my house? Behr Premium or Ben Moore.?
I am surprised about some of the previous answers. I am extremely happy with Benjamin Moore. In fact, I've lived in six houses in the past six years and used a variety of brands, several of which you listed. Hands down, Benjamin Moore gives the deepest, most rich application. It also goes on the best. Having done the painting myself, I believe you'll need less paint in the long run if you use BM.What brand of paint should I use to paint the interior of my house? Behr Premium or Ben Moore.?
Valspar products, including American Traditions at Walmart, are very good. Porter is great but I find it expensive. Coronado is excellent, nearly perfect for me, but it is even more expensive.





I'd go with Valspar since you don't have an existing account with a paint store.
Lowe's wall paint is the easiest to spread and cover. I would not paint the inside of my septic tank with Behr or BM and Sherwin Williams drags too much
Use Sherwin-Williams. I have used their paints for years. Both interior and exterior. They might be a few bucks more per gallon, but the difference is noticeable. THey can also match any color chip from any manufacturer. The Sherwin-Williams paints apply easier. Plus, their employees, usually know what a paint brush is.
Behr is not the easiest paint to work with. Ben Moore Impervo, S-W Cashmere, or Muralo Superfinish are far superior products. I've worked with them all.
I used Behr paint in my whole house. I started out just doing my kitchen and liked the coverage so much that I used Behr for every room in my house.

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