Which paint brand should I go?

[Guest Jean]

We just started our home project including paint our living/family/study rooms.

Which brand would you suggest? Thanks in advance for your suggestion.

 

Jean

[Claire]

Hi Jean,

 

We use Kelly Moore low VOC paint (something like volume of contaminants)--I forget the exact name, but they only make one of these--in all the colors of course. It is supposed to be good for hospitals.

 

I got the idea from a Doris Rapp book, though I don't think she had that brand.

 

We stayed out of the house while they painted, and when we came back my son was fine. I highly recommend it. You can tell--there is no smell very quickly.

 

Be sure and do it for the primer also.

 

Claire

[Frank_Sm1th]

Jean,

 

VOC means Volatiile Organic Content.

 

I paint a lot in my home-based business (signs and art) and we have a few air filters around the place. They protect us from dust, molds, etc. They also do a fair job on paint vapors if they have a charcoal filter layer. We use HEPA filters, which cost quite a bit, so the charcoal part is usually part of their system. They all seem to work pretty well- Hunter, Honeywell, etc...

 

Good luck,

 

Frank