BEHR Reviews

Using your paint for many many years. I can't understand why you would change your formula so drastically. Any dark color, when having painter's tape or paint mask used on it, the paint will peel like a bad sunburn. I will never use you again.

As a general contractor I've used numerous brands of paint over the years to include Behr which up until about 2022 was a decent choice for lower budget projects. Something changed, not sure what but after 2022 we had nothing but problems with Behr paint costing 10s of thousands of dollars to repair. The main problem has been blistering and peeling of all Behr products that claim to include paint and primer in one. Any of these products to include both interior and exterior in all grades fail to bond to the substrate leaving air filled pillows or paint that peels off in sheets. They will tell you that the surface has been improperly prepared but as a professional of over 20 years I can assure you that is not the case. When the issue first presented itself I called several large painting and coatings companies that I've worked with and they reported the exact same experiences. The Behr product line is no longer a reputable product

Over the years it's obvious the paint is becoming thinner and thinner, your paint used to be A-one, now it's just the same as all the other known brands, no doubt a boardroom money decision gone wrong.

While I purchased Behr paint several times over the past 35 years primarily to match an existing paint color. However, once introduced to Sherwin ** and Benjamin **, Behr’s impression as an acceptable mid-level paint drops dramatically. And, once you start appreciating the value of a quality product, there’s no going back. But worse, the company behaves like a cut rate operation through their failure to maintain their websites. They have multiple primary sites for consumers and “pros” but neither function properly. I visited 5 of these websites attempting to get information on the formula for my now retired paint color and every one of them offered completely non-functional options for furthering customer searches.

Prepare to work twice as much if you buy the Interior Behr Marquee, it's like trying to spread a mix of Contact glue and paint, you need to press very hard vertically, horizontally and vertically again to make sure you don't miss any spot (I'm an experienced painter), I never saw that! Took me 40% more time and energy than a good paint, just to conclude that the One Coat claim is hard to obtain and more of a sales pitch. The result is low quality, so I need to put on a second coat!!! It smells like ammonia so I won't recommend it.

House Paint BEHR. After 3 coats of Paint no longer covers the House Low-grade Paint!!!! Tried 3 different grades. Used to be a good brand. Tried painting the bathroom white on white with enamel looks horrible. Did it three times. Tried painting the ceiling twice. It looks horrible. Going to switch to flat to see if that helps. Going to have to do the whole ceiling over spotty-looking. Doubled my labor time minimum. I did the hallway three times and I can still see splat is out the bathroom door with the enamel white covering white.

I have used other paints but Behr was the best I have ever used. We painted interior and exterior paint with primer and all preformed better than expected. We used interior stain and exterior stain and exterior enamel with sprayer and over performed.

I'm not impressed. I recently bought the Behr concrete sealer for my basement. I clean the bare concrete with concrete cleaner, rinsed well and let dry like the instructions say to do. Then I put down two coats. It looked nice at first. Then we had a storm a month later and my basement took on some water and the Behr sealer came off! It was like the sealer won't work if water gets on it. What a waste of my time and money!!! Unfortunately I do not have my receipt anymore because it looked good till the water got to it.

First complaint I have is their plastic paint cans. After two uses of a gallon of paint I'm absolutely unable to re-secure the lid properly. Any further shaking to keep the paint properly mixed is going to cause spillage. And obviously storage is going to be a problem as it's going to dry out. I'm painting a wooden gazebo and finding that it takes many strokes to cover the brushstrokes created as well as the wood itself. Then, touching the dried paint with one's finger leaves a white residue which can then only begotten off by rubbing a cloth or one's sleeve over the area. The frustration attempting to close the can is in itself a good reason to never buy BEHR paint again!

Painted concrete stairs with Behr granite grip 2 months ago. Paint started peeling couple weeks ago, especially after rain. Stairs were thoroughly cleaned / scrapped before painting, applied 2 layers as recommended.

Painted my house 10 years ago (at least). Went with a better grade of BEHR's elastomeric exterior paint. Easy to apply and easy to clean up. And it's held up beautifully. I've had to wash it on occasion using fairly warm water and a scrub brush with no ill effects. Now I prepped this place in a professional manner (over 3 weeks) and I applied a sealer and a primer over the CMU's before painting but in the end, it looked great - and it still does 10 years later. All the prep work and the sealer and primer helped make the job a success, but the final coat is what everybody sees and BEHR's elastomeric was worth every penny.

This is the worst paint I have ever used, customer wanted this brand and it was $75.00 a gallon. The real problem is when you start to roll it on the interior walls and it runs no matter what you do, way too watery, says “one coat” on can. Plan on at least 2-3 coats.

We purchased two 4 liter cans from one The Home Depot (THD) in Calgary. The paint went on fine with no issues. We had to buy three more containers from a different THD to finish the job. We used about half a liter from one can. Soon after applying the paint we noticed a sour milk - vomit smell. After checking the internet we noticed that we were not the first to report this problem. After returning the paint to THD and receiving a full refund with no hassle, we went to Sherwin-Williams. Thank you THD! Why isn't Behr addressing this? Low Price = Low Quality!

I have been painting for over 50 years. I find this paint; across the board, to be the absolute worst on the market. It is sold primarily thru Home Depot (THD). They (THD) continually push their suppliers for lower prices, and hence Behr takes it out in their product quality. I spent over $250 purchasing paint for a job, using new Behr paint purchased at THD. Instead of spending a little more to buy Sherwin Williams or another reputable brand, I used Behr. The poor coverage, inconsistency of coverage, streaking and overall finish was poor. I am amazed that organizations like Consumers Report don't rate it at the overall bottom - for all Behr products. I spent more than I would have with a reputable paint, and in the end, due to repainting and additional purchases, this job was a total loss. Paul **, Newport, RI

Once you open the new pour spout it’s impossible to close it and reopen for future use. We have wasted hundreds of dollars of good paint because we couldn’t reopen the can. I will never buy this paint again.

I have used Behr paint for about two decades. Recently I went to Home Depot, the exclusive supplier of Behr paint, to choose paint for a couple of projects around the house. I chose my colors and an associate asked what the projects were, and then the paint was tinted and ready. When I get home I notice that while the tint label on one can says "gallon", and the associate referred to that can using the word "gallon" that the can only contained 119 ounces, not 128 ounces (standard U.S. Gallon).

I've always been a fan of Behr paints and always use them when painting the interior of my house. About seven years ago, I had the exterior of my house painted with Behr in a lovely shade of green. I counted on the quality of the paint to hold up, however, it is now clear that the areas exposed to the sun have faded to a completely different shade. It's very disappointing that I'm going to have to get my house repainted again so soon, but the differences in the shades are so obvious, my house looks like it's two different colors.

I’ve used BEHR paint for years, painting the entire interior of my home (including my kitchen cabinets!). I think there could be more variety in the colors that are offered, however, the paint quality is phenomenal. My ultimate test was when I painted over a dark blue wall with cream colored paint and it only took one coat and then a couple of touch ups!

Used this paint as part of flat renovation, and it looks luxurious and decent enough to make it look like a new house. Friends are also surprised with the authenticity of the branding and quality. Thank you.

Great product, with primer and paint mixed together you don't spend a lot of time on painting your rooms. Paint dries faster which means you get to enjoy the work you have done faster. With the beautiful colors that you have picked for your rooms.