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Its washable. Its flat you want to stay away from. I am more likely to use semigloss in the bathrooms. I painted the walls and ceiling in one bathroom in the same color, and have not had issues with mildew,.
I prefer 2 coats of a good quality satin paint, not sure if that's the same as semi gloss to you. I do not like eggshell as well, but in order to wash off marks, or touch up without being able to see it, you have to do 2 coats of the satin. I like Valspar, Glidden, Behr. Semi gloss for bathrooms and kitchens. The more shine a paint has, the more imperfections in the finish will be visible.
Satin! Thats it. I use satin mostly not semi gloss. I use semi gloss on the trim. I did paint one bedroom eggshell this time around. In between flat and satin.
I've converted to eggshell on the walls and high gloss on doors and trim. The high gloss seems to be a little more durable when it comes to cleaning scuff marks and such. I am on the fence about going to an oil base high gloss trim paint just to give it a try.
One question I would ask myself is what quality of tenant/price range are you looking at? Cheap/low income, buy the cheapest paint you can find. Mid to high end, go for better quality. It is noticable in some cases, not all. And always keep the swatch and bar code for your blends. I touched up a rental we were selling with a batch that was close but not the same. Guess who was repainting the whole house 4 days before closing. This guy. Don't learn that lesson the hard way.
I've converted to eggshell on the walls and high gloss on doors and trim. The high gloss seems to be a little more durable when it comes to cleaning scuff marks and such. I am on the fence about going to an oil base high gloss trim paint just to give it a try.
One question I would ask myself is what quality of tenant/price range are you looking at? Cheap/low income, buy the cheapest paint you can find. Mid to high end, go for better quality. It is noticable in some cases, not all. And always keep the swatch and bar code for your blends. I touched up a rental we were selling with a batch that was close but not the same. Guess who was repainting the whole house 4 days before closing. This guy. Don't learn that lesson the hard way.
Better quality paint is also a fairly inexpensive way to make a rental in a low income area attract a better quality tenant.
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