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Exterior Paint
- Best exterior house paint Sherwin-Williams Duration *Est. $50
- Best value exterior house paint Sherwin-Williams SuperPaint *Est. $42
- Budget exterior house paint Valspar Ultra Premium *Est. $25
- Exterior house stain Olympic Premium Stain *Est. $20
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Budget exterior house paint
- Inexpensive
- Reasonable durability
- Lifetime warranty
- Not a choice of most contractors
Professional painters don't often recommend inexpensive exterior paint, mainly because labor costs far outweigh supply costs, and if you're going to hire a contactor to paint your whole house, you only want to do it once. Still for less crucial jobs, or for DIY-ers who want to save on paint costs, Valspar Ultra Premium in several finishes held up well in testing by an independent organization. Its appearance remained good after a simulation that equaled nine years of wear. Ultra Premium has a lifetime warranty and is available in flat, satin, semi-gloss and high gloss finishes. It is available at Lowes. If you can spend more, many professional painters recommend Sherwin-Williams SuperPaint (*est. $42 per gallon or $205 for five gallons), a high-quality paint with long endurance.
We found a thorough laboratory test of exterior house paints, including Valspar Ultra Premium, at Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports' ratings chart is available online only to subscribers, but a free August 2008 blog posting on its website does mention that Valspar is among the leaders in its rankings. We also found some user comments about Valspar Ultra Premium on OurFixerUpper.com.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
Consumer Reports conducts ongoing comprehensive testing of exterior paint, simulating wear after three, six and nine years. Four Valspar paints are ranked, including two finishes of Valspar Ultra Premium, but the ratings chart is for subscribers only.
Review: Exterior Paints & Stains, Editors of Consumer Reports, June 2008
This free blog posting at ConsumerReports.org about an advertising campaign for Behr paints mentions that Valspar is among the leaders in Consumer Reports' rankings.
Review: Home Depot To Change Behr Paints Advertising, Daniel DiClerico, Aug. 4, 2008
Our FixerUpper is a website started by people who are remodeling their home. The proprietors query their readers about self-priming exterior paint, particularly Valspar Duramax, another Valspar exterior paint. Valspar fares especially well in this discussion.
Review: Self-Priming Exterior Paint, Contributors to OurFixer-Upper.com
Exterior Paint Runners Up:
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