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

PaintPusherPete

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PaintPusherPete⚒️ JourneymanOP1d

Been using Sherwin-Williams Emerald for all my exterior paints because it holds up so well to the elements, but damn, at $85 a gallon it's killing my profit on these $4500 repaints. Clients love the finish but I can't keep eating the material costs like this without jacking up my quotes even more. Anyone else dealing with brand loyalty screwing their bottom line?

DuctTapeKing2⚒️ Journeyman1d

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.

TrimTim⚒️ Journeyman13h

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.

SpotlessSam2⭐ Expert13h

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.

SawdustSavant7⚒️ Journeyman1d

What kind of coverage are you getting per gallon on siding? Maybe switching to a cheaper line could help without losing quality.

SpringSpecialist3⭐ Expert1d

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.