Should You Pay More for Paint?

Many times we question where we can save money on a home improvement project and sometimes its easy to determine the quality of building materials its not always easy to evaluate the quality of paints in comparison to each other.

According to this article from Fine Homebuilding, there is a difference in paints that cost more money and this difference is in direct relation to the quality of the paint.

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This article includes information on the makeup of paint (carriers, binders, pigments, and additives); oil vs. latex coatings; volatile organic compounds (VOCs), warranties, and "boutique" paints. There are also sidebars on the best types of paint to use for both indoor and outdoor surfaces.

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Jewel

If smelling noxious fume matters to you I suggest to go with a better quality paint. Recently I repainted inside my house and after opening the lesser priced can of paint I decided to use the more expensive brand because of the minimal fume. I found that painting indoors this past Christmas Eve of all days was totally possible because the fume was manageable for me as I tend to be a "Canary in the coal mine". Also, the higher priced paint has great coverage, rolled really nice, and super easy to clean up. Four good reasons why not to use a lesser priced paint in a living area. Now an outdoor shed might be a different matter...
PS - the paint I liked and will use again is Ben Moore

Rachel

I had the same experience with Yolo, a non-voc paint. It was twice as much as regular paint but it only required one coat.

dean

I just had the inside of my house painted and paid more for quality paint, I used Benjamin Moore Aura, which meant paying less on labor. The paint goes on very thick so that you can do one coat instead of 2.

Charles & Hudson

Was one coat the recommended amount? Did you use primer? Saving on time and materials has to work out better.