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Old 08-08-2022, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Luggage View Post
Inside paint will last practically forever whenever the brand or cost. Outside paint will eventually fade from either the Sun or your water sprinklers hitting your house probably an 8 or 10 years. The cost of the labor is three or four times the cost of the paint so for an extra $100 you can get a better paint and maybe get a few extra years without repainting. So on a $2,000 job you can spend maybe a few hundred bucks more and know you're getting a better paint. Of course if you're planning on flipping your home in 3 years it just doesn't matter
Good post. I would say the best paint I ever used was Pratt & Lambert. It’s a shame they are no longer in business.