[Brack123]

You can get Benjamin Moore Paint at Sparr Building and Farm Supply on 44 just across Brownwood. If it’s what you have always liked why change.

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[nativetex]

I used Benjamin Moore to paint my entire interior of my house. I went to Ace Hardware in Wildwood and am very happy with the results.

[jbrown132]

Originally Posted by Luggage

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.

[bark4me]

I used to use only big box store paints then switched Behr paint. Then I found it to almost be too thick so I switched to Benjamin Moore then ended up switching to Sherwin Williams and have not looked back since. Best bang for your buck.

[Dlbonivich]

You can get Benjamin Moore at Ace Hardware. I saw an advertisement. I have used SW for years and have had excellent results.

[airstreamingypsy]

I painted the interior of my house with Ben Moore, and the exterior with SW. Why? SW had a color I liked better for the exterior. Both are top of the line paints. They should be for what they cost!

[NoMo50]

We just painted our home interior with SW Emerald line of paint, in matte finish. The results were excellent, and I really like that paint. True one coat coverage. Many years ago, I gave Behr paint a try on a room in a previous home, and was very disappointed with the results. FWIW, we had a very good experience at the SW store at Lake Sumter. They had the small sample containers (we bought 3 of them), and they have very helpful employees.

[70 Challenger]

[QUOTE=kp11364;2123260]Hi all,

I've seen a lot of posts about Sherwin-Williams paint. I've grown up with Benjamin Moore and that was always the "goto" brand. Is Sherwin-Williams just more accessible in TV? Is it formulated better for warmer climates?

Thanks![/QUOTE

I was a painting contractor for a while and used Sherwin Williams top line. I never had any problems or complaints. I believe Sparr farm store on 44 across from Brownwood sells Benjamin Moore paints

[Egandi]

We have used Benjamin Moore paints for at least 30 years up north. Check with Ace Hardware in Wildwood - I’ll bet they carry it.

[lawgolfer]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Hi all,

I've seen a lot of posts about Sherwin-Williams paint. I've grown up with Benjamin Moore and that was always the "goto" brand. Is Sherwin-Williams just more accessible in TV? Is it formulated better for warmer climates?

Thanks!

There are few differences between SW, BM, and Behr. Consumer Reports gives the nod to Behr, primarily due to it having a small price advantage.

If you're doing the work yourself, buy from the store most convenient to you, as, invariably, you will be making several trips during the course of the project.

The other major brand, available locally, in addition to SW, BM, and Behr, is Florida Paint. It is the source for the white paint, known as" Village White", which was, originally, applied on the ceilings of most, if not all, our homes.
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If you're using a contractor, you should only worry about choosing the contractor and the color. Let the contractor choose the brand and the paint store. He will have a relationship with a particular store and will receive the best service. If something goes wrong, he will have the purchasing power to get the problem resolved with the store and the manufacturer. The contractor will buy thousands of gallons of paint in a year while you will buy twenty five every eight or nine years.

[Joe C.]

Over the years, I have used both SW and BM paints. Mostly BM because their paint store was just around the corner. But both are excellent paints. I think that the only difference would be in the colors. I'd recommend getting color swatches from both manufacturers and take them home and view them in your home lighting (it will be different from what you see in the store). Then pick out the colors you want and buy the paint.
One thing I personally stay away from is the paint/primer in the same can.

[bowlingal]

Silver Bullet....it's Lake Sumter please

[golf4dns]

Florida Paints is located on 466. They have formulas for the colors used on houses in The Villages. If the paint used on your house was purchased through them you will find the formula written on the cover of each paint can that was left over. The painter also dabbed a sample of the color on the lid so you do not have to open the can to look. As a homeowner in the villages you get a 20% discount.

[Geodyssey]

Originally Posted by Cupcake57

Benjamin Moore is probably better paint but Sherwin Williams is very good quality. Be aware they have different levels of quality of paint at different price points and a contractor grade that I assume is more economical-when my painter told me to pick paint, I chose Sherwin Williams' top quality but he used the contractor grade. Not sure if it will make a difference in the long run but was surprised when I saw the cans weren't the Emerald line of paint.

This is not correct.

Sherwin Williams is a far better paint. This is well-known.

[RPDaly]

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