Tips About Brands of House Paint

When comparing brands of house paint, there is a definite correlation between quality and price. Although price and quality are somewhat at odds, there are many choices that allow a house painter to find a brand that is high quality and also affordable. Learn the top contenders in quality and price for your next paint job.

• Benjamin Moore – The most expensive paint is also usually lauded by most to be the paint with the best quality.

• Sherwin Williams - Sherwin Williams is another expensive brand that has been long favored by many contractors for its quality. Because there are limited outlets to buy Sherwin Williams paint, they don’t worry about trying to compete on price. They know that they have a quality product and that people will find them if they really want to see what their paint is all about.

• The budget paint lines at big box superstores- Valspar (American Tradition) is available at Lowes.  Glidden and Behr are available from Home Depot.  Note that just because these are budget paints, does not mean they aren’t quality. For instance, Consumer Reports Magazine rated Benjamin Moore Regal Matte first place among its panel, but close behind was Behr Premium Plus paint. The important thing to note is that although the quality difference was minimal in these judges’ minds, the price for the Benjamin Moore paint was around $45, while the Behr cost only about half of that.

There are other important considerations when choosing a brand of paint besides just price and quality. Most people will want to prime their walls before they paint. The nice thing about paints like Benjamin Moore is that it already has the primer integrated. It’s already been mentioned that Benjamin Moore is a premium brand, but that extra cost in this case could save you hours of work. It’s also important to ask local contractors what kind of paints they favor. The paint companies are starting to come out with regional paints that are targeted at the climates of various locales. This makes sense, given that a hot, humid client has moisture issues that any paint will have to withstand which is much different from a colder climate.