[dvs] low voc paints?

[Mary Himmer]

I paid roughly $30 for one gallon of low VOC paint from Pittsburg Paints at 
a hardware store in Lansdale about 1 1/2 years ago.  Recently I priced them 
at Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams, and they were in the roughly $50 
plus range at both shops which I think is about $20 plus a gallon more than 
their regular paints, so I was planning to try Pittsburg paints again.  I 
had checked Home Depot before I had purchased the Pittsburg paint, and they 
didn't seem to have low VOC at the time.  Perhaps it is different now.  Let 
me know what your research reveals as we need to paint more soon.

Mary Himmer


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M.Simons" <msimons at slackware.com>
To: <dvs at actionpa.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 1:36 PM
Subject: [dvs] low voc paints?


> Delaware Valley Sustainability (dvs at actionpa.org)
>
>
> Greetings,
>
>   I'm probably going to be helping a friend paint their house (inside) and
> will be trying to steer them towards low voc and/or other healthier and
> more sustainable supplies.  While I know of places like the enviro.
> homestore, etc.  we will most likely be going to Home Depot or some
> similar large hardware store to pick up paints and other supplies.  Since
> their paint sections are so large and there is unlikely to be
> knowledgable help available, I was wondering for tips on particular
> brands and/or lines of product to look for that might be better than
> others.  Thanks.
>
> --
> MS
>
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