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[CleveBucks]

I've read a lot of "pros" say that Behr is not the way to go, but it seems to work well for me. I painted all my interior walls before I moved into my place, and later painted all my kitchen cabinets, with Behr. Now I'm in the middle of doing the baseboards, doors, and most other woodwork. I used the Ultra (with the primer built in) on my kitchen cabinets and it seemed to cover better than the regular stuff, but not as good as using a coat of Kilz primer first.

I spent my July 4th weekend ripping a toilet and vinyl floors out of a bathroom and laundry room and tiling the floors. Still have to grout, replace the baseboards, and install a new toilet.

 

[Dryden]

Wife and I moved into my grandparents' home in 2005 and promptly repainted every single room. We've also repainted two of the bedrooms since (one of them twice!) as we had to shuffle rooms as our daughters have come along.

My experience: Don't try to save money at your do-it-yourself superstore. Find a local Sherwin-Williams and buy quality paint.

 

[wadc45]

AC has been out for almost two weeks.

First diagnosis was bad compressor.

Second diagnosis was a bad capacitor...had to be special ordered.

Third diagnosis was bad circuit board...had to be special ordered.

Fingers crossed.

 

[buckeyebri]

Wife and I moved into my grandparents' home in 2005 and promptly repainted every single room. We've also repainted two of the bedrooms since (one of them twice!) as we had to shuffle rooms as our daughters have come along.

My experience: Don't try to save money at your do-it-yourself superstore. Find a local Sherwin-Williams and buy quality paint.

I would agree with your paint assessment. I have had the same experience utilizing top quality paint. On top of that the Home Improvement stores aren't really that much cheaper per gallon and it usually requires two coats of their paint as opposed to one of Sherwin Williams.

 

[Dryden]

AC has been out for almost two weeks.

First diagnosis was bad compressor.

Second diagnosis was a bad capacitor...had to be special ordered.

Third diagnosis was bad circuit board...had to be special ordered.

Fingers crossed.

Condenser humming but not turning on?

 

[wadc45]

Condenser humming but not turning on?

No electricity getting from the circuit board to the fan outside...so air is blowing but it's room temperature air. I was able to manually override the power on the outside unit over the weekend for a few hours at a time to get it reasonable inside but obviously the thermostat is sending a signal to the board and the board is not sending current to the fan. About to replace it with the help of an A/C professional right now.

 

[muffler dragon]

So the soon to be wife and I purchased a home, and we will need to do some painting here in the next month or so.

We received a few Home Depot gift cards from a wedding shower, and I was looking at Glidden or Behr from them.

Anyone suggest either of these? How about the Paint + Primer in one from Behr?

Thanks

Behr imo,but glidden is good as well. Thickness of the paint is what you need to look at. In the end if one grade of paint is more expensive but yields more coverage,then go that way. BTW- How much time you spend on prep work is a huge portion of how nice it will look in the end. Fill holes,sand surfaces even and make it look right..or it wont..Are you just painting walls?

Wife and I moved into my grandparents' home in 2005 and promptly repainted every single room. We've also repainted two of the bedrooms since (one of them twice!) as we had to shuffle rooms as our daughters have come along.

My experience: Don't try to save money at your do-it-yourself superstore. Find a local Sherwin-Williams and buy quality paint.

Mac:

I work for the parent company that owns Glidden so take my words FWIW. The Behr product is great for application. The one-coat product works nicely. You pay for that option. Sherwin-Williams (another company I've worked for) ape-rapes you on price. That's my biased yet completely realistic opinion. When I was working on SuperPaint 2000 back in 1997, I became really disenchanted with the way they work. Anyway... Glidden now has the corporate contract with Walmart. I don't remember what the re-label name is for Walmart, but it's going to be the same shit that is sold under the Glidden name without a tremendous amount of added expense. Interior house paint is low grade shit regardless, so in my IMO don't spend a shit ton of money on it as you'll probably be painting over it in 6 months to two years anyway. A couple key things to keep in mind: in your bathrooms, I suggest you don't go lower in gloss than Satin. You're going to need the slightly higher resin content in order to deal with the humidity. In the remainder of your house, you can go eggshell, but I don't suggest flat. Flat will show anything that gets on to your walls and often will shine up in areas that you attempt to clean (or it will just come off). The lower the gloss, the less resin (and overall properties).

If you've got any other paint questions, then feel free to ask. There's not much about the stuff (chemically or otherwise) that I don't know.

 

[Mac]

Muffler, are you talking about Speedwall by Glidden that Walmart sells?

I talked to my sister this morning who purchased a bigger home, she's used glidden in the entire new home and said it's worked great. So that's what I think I'm going to go with

 

[muffler dragon]

Muffler, are you talking about Speedwall by Glidden that Walmart sells?

That could be it. On my recent trips to Wal-Mart, I saw the new Glidden displays, but I didn't go down the aisle to see how they were marketing the Wal-Mart re-label. It would be the product that is replacing the ColorPlace name. I could never find out who manufactured ColorPlace, but I believe it was either S-W or Valspar. Not that that is terribly important to anyone else.

I talked to my sister this morning who purchased a bigger home, she's used glidden in the entire new home and said it's worked great. So that's what I think I'm going to go with

That's good news. AFAIK, Glidden has really improved their product. AkzoNobel (the company I work for) purchased Glidden (aka ICI) in 2008 I believe. Since then, they've made a dramatic push in order to make a mark in the house paint market. They even tried to spice up their commercials in order to appeal to house moms with the nuns and some other things. I know that they've invested a fair chunk into development in Strongsville. Apparently, it's making an impact.

Ultimately, unless someone has a really strong bent on purchasing a particular type of interior house paint, I ALWAYS recommend that you (being the general populace) get the most "cost effective" product that you feel good about. Interior house paint is really the low end of the totem pole and it hurts me to recommend paying all that much for the stuff.

 

[muffler dragon]

General exterior coating statement for future reference: if any of you guys ever need to re-do some stairs or any other outside surface that is horizontal to the ground; then I highly suggest that you get a solvent-based material. Some of you may or may not have an issue with the "environmental impact" of this type of coating, but you'll save yourself a shitload of headaches if you get the solvent borne. The problem with waterborne products on exterior horizontal surfaces is the fact that at some time they'll be exposed to tremendous amounts of water. This will foil all your time and effort for a number of reasons. If you need me to enumerate them, then let me know. Otherwise, just take my word for it.

 

[Mac]

That could be it. On my recent trips to Wal-Mart, I saw the new Glidden displays, but I didn't go down the aisle to see how they were marketing the Wal-Mart re-label. It would be the product that is replacing the ColorPlace name. I could never find out who manufactured ColorPlace, but I believe it was either S-W or Valspar. Not that that is terribly important to anyone else.

Here's what speedwall looks like.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=Speedwall&selectedCatgry=SEARCH+ALL&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

It's $12 a gallon, I just want to make sure I'm not buying something that will take 8 coats to cover a wall

 

[muffler dragon]

Here's what speedwall looks like.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...H+ALL&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

It's $12 a gallon, I just want to make sure I'm not buying something that will take 8 coats to cover a wall

I also decided to look at the Glidden site to see how they're marketing this:

https://www.gliddenprofessional.com/product/Economy/Speed_Wall

Economy interior finish.

Speed-Wall interior wall, ceiling and trim paint is formulated to meet the requirements of cost conscious painters. It is designed for spray, brush, or roll application. Speed-Wall paint helps get the job done faster with good hide at a great value.

This product should be perfectly fine for you.

The only way you're going to take more than 3 coats of anything to cover a wall is if you're going over any extreme color. In that instance, the best option for you (depending on what end color you want to achieve) is to go with an actual high hide primer. If you're going over standard neutrals and pastels, then you should be fine with 1-2 coats of this material. I still recommend that you stay away from the Flats though regardless of your color choice. With the Speedwall being formulated for all sorts of application, you're probably going to find that it's not paste-like in viscosity as you would find with Behr, but you shouldn't have any problems at all with a roller or brush. Just don't apply it too heavy. I recomment that you go with a 3/8" nap at most on a roller.

Hope this helps.

 

[Mac]

Thanks for the info, I've already decided on eggshell in rooms and satin in bathrooms. I've got rollers and just ordered roller covers with a nap of 3/8"

I appreciate all the insight, recommendations, and information

 

[muffler dragon]

Thanks for the info, I've already decided on eggshell in rooms and satin in bathrooms. I've got rollers and just ordered roller covers with a nap of 3/8"

I appreciate all the insight, recommendations, and information

You're welcome. FWIW, if you find that you're getting a little bit of sag going on with the 3/8" nap, then move to the 1/4". Personally, I prefer the 1/4" overall; however, it doesn't cover as efficiently. Just a smoother finish. The 3/8" is definitely of benefit if you're going over a textured surface.

Before I forget, if any of the rooms you're painting have a particular odor (animal, smoke, etc); then make sure you use a solventborne odor blocking priimer. The waterborne one just aren't as good. Granted, you'll have to air out the room for a while afterward, but it works much better. The same can be said for some stains that you may need to cover.

 

[THEWOOD]

so anyone want to come paint my condo??

we have had several estimates and they are what think to be OUTRAGEOUS! I own a small 1000 square foot, 2 bedroom in Chicago. What do you think it would cost to paint every room, sans kitchen?

I get quotes between 4-5k! I think that is nuts, am I out of line?