Frustrated with Sherwin-Williams Emerald Pricing Eating My Margins on Exterior Jobs

sherwin-williams has us by the balls with their pricing hikes, forcing us to either eat the loss or charge homeowners an arm and a leg just to stay afloat.

stick with emerald too long and you'll be the one gettin' painted outta business, i saw a buddy drop 20% margins last season before he switched to duration and saved his ass.

yeah man, that $85/gallon BS on emerald is straight up robbing me blind on every exterior gig i take, cant even mark it up enough without scaring off the clients.

yeah man, my margins are so thin im basically painting for the satisfaction of watchin the emerald dry while i eat ramen for dinner 😂

yeah man, emerald's great but that $85/gal is straight up murdering my margins too. gotta love the clients pushin for the good stuff while im eatin the cost.

yeah man, same shit here with emerald on exteriors, its like they jacked prices just to screw us pros. had to bump my quotes 15% last month or id be workin for free.

yeah man, emerald's great but that $85/gallon is straight up robbing me on every exterior job, feels like i'm subsidizing their fancy ads.

i switched to benjamin moore aura exteriors three years back and it's been a game-changer for my margins. now i'm pulling 35% profit on jobs that used to barely break even, and clients still rave about the durability after a couple harsh winters. emerald's great but ain't worth the premium if you're quoting tight. sticking with aura let me keep my rates steady and actually grow the business this year.

same here man, emerald's quality aint worth the $85 hit when im barely breaking even on $5k exteriors. sherwin williams is straight up robbing us blind with these prices.

I've been running my painting crew for 8 years now and sticking with Benjamin Moore Aura has paid off big time - clients come back for touch-ups and my margins are steady at 35%. Switched after too many callbacks on lesser paints.