Renovation 2007: Paint values
You know the values you have when you keep them even when they are at their most inconvenient. That’s what I was thinking when I wandered over to the Home Depot looking getting painting supplies and noticed how much was the cheap paint. Well, the really cheap stuff was around $20 or less, but the higher quality paints were in the mid to high twenties. The eco-friendly low to no VOC paint, $30-$40.When I was hit with the $40 price tag at Benjamin Moore for their semi-gloss low-VOC paint I started looking elsewhere. Community Forklift carries the American Pride brand of paint, selling between $29-$33 a can, depending on the finish. Cheaper but not as cheap as regular paint.
It would be easier on me if I just went with the regular old paint you find at Home Depot. And I went into the idea of painting the house myself (with the help of friends) to save some money . This paint is not money saving paint, but I guess saving the most money is not my highest value right now….. We’ll see if I can keep it up through this week.
PS-- I reserve the right to use whatever paint already my basement from previous paint experiments.
PPS- I want to publicly thank Cerise, Dr. So N Soh, and Elizabeth for helping me paint this weekend.
Labels: renovation
posted by Mari @ 11.6.07
3 Comments:
Hi Mari! Thanks as always for sharing your renovation efforts with the rest of us who are considering it or in the midst of it. Quick question for you - have you used (or do you know of) a competent surveyor? We live next door to a house under development (from an empty lot), and we think the developers have crossed over the property line, but before we start throwing a fit, we thought it prudent to consult with an expert. Thanks for any suggestions/ideas!
Surveyor? Nope.
SAMMY, You should just ask the developer. THey would probably pay a surveyor rather than risk having to tear down and redo stuff later.
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