"willshak" wrote in message
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on 10/12/2007 10:39 AM ** Frank ** said the following:
"dpb" wrote in message ...

Jim wrote:

I'm a landlord, own several houses I currently rent. Based on my
experience with Behr brand exterior house paint purchased from Home
Depot, I'll never buy that Behr brand guano or any paint from Home
Depot again!!

Guess results and opinions are like the proverbial appendages --
everybody has their own...

Used the Behr exterior on the barn here and it worked (spray
application) extremely well, covered well and has/is holding up well. I
have been quite satisfied.

Don't recall the name of the particular product, but it was the premium
line and not that much less than any other of similar quality -- about
$80/5-gal bucket iirc, including a volume discount of 10% or so,
five/six years ago, I forget which w/o looking it up. Retail was
probably pushing $20/gal then. I suspect if buy a $10/gal paint instead
of $20, one will find it doesn't stand up to the higher priced...

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Can't go by just the cost of the paint. The most expensive paint on a
rental (due to abuse) may only last 3 years while a cheaper brand will
last just as long. No need for a 20 year paint if you know you needed to
repaint every 5 years. Consumer Report did a comparison and surprised
(maybe not) to see one of the most expensive paints rated on the bottom.

How much more abuse does an exterior of a rental get than an exterior of
an owner occupied house?


I have a commercial property that gets tag about once a week or once a
month. Not saying owner occupied properties don't get tag but don't see it
as much as the rental units like store fronts or apartments.




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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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