Painting and wall coverings pro just want to help

[Mark Brechtl]

Hello guys, I have 16 years experience a a professional commercial painting contractor specializing in new construction. I have owned my own business for almost 6 years, been and an estimator for another 10. If any of you have any painting or finishing related questions I would love to help. Thanks! Mark

[Mark Brechtl]

We do hundreds of thousands of dollars in turnovers every year and rental property is our specialty. How many units are you planning on painting, is cost or quality your biggest concern?

If you're doing a lot of units, and I'm assuming these are existing, I would use an eggshell finish for durability in the units themselves. I always recommend flat white on ceilings and my preferred product is ProMar 400 Flat from Sherwin Williams. They make a color called "ceiling white" but I just go with untinted because it can be returned if you order too much (unopened cans, etc.) as it's not a custom color. I would use ProMar 200 Eggshell on walls, I would pick a standard color and then do an accent wall in the living room or master bedroom typically the wall opposite the TV.

We are used to painting new 100+ unit complexes but we do a lot of existing turnovers every year as well. In 2015, we painted 125 units in 12 hours, I had 75 guys working at one point. But I find SW PM 200 to be a very good product for multi-fam or rental property. It's a good value for the price. If you're using flat, you'd be better off to go with 400 as it's a "deader" flat and will hide more imperfections. If you're going to repaint regularly I'd prob recommend going with flat over Eggshell as it hides any imperfections better allowing more forgiving drywall work/repairs. I work with a lot of property owners and managers and we get creative when it comes to providing them with the best solution for their needs.

If anyone else has any questions or is looking for any advice feel free to ask, as I enjoy helping people out w their painting issues.

Thanks for asking and I hope I answered some of your question, feel free to ask a second to clarify!

Mark