B&Q Value White Emulsion

As some of you know, I am currently having my bathroom remodelled and after mentioning to one of the lovely workmen that my ceiling needed painting he kindly offered to do it for me before putting in the shower cubicle. He recommended the B&Q Value Silk Emulsion and said it was very reasonably priced and overall a decent product. After going to B&Q I realised it really was extremely reasonable in price at only £3.98 for a 2.5 litre tub, although for reasons quite beyond his control the workman wasn't able to paint the ceiling so I called in my son in law to do the job. Initially he was very impressed at the bargain paint I had found, ...  Read the complete review

This is a better product than the B&Q Matt Emulsion in my opinion, because I did not have the problems with it such that I did with it's matt counterpart (read the previous review for further information). At the end of the day though, this is still a budget paint and if I had the choice, I would buy a better quality brand because the paint is still quite thin and watered down. The paint is pretty much available at all B&Q stores, Warehouses and Superstores. B&Q White Silk is available in various pot sizes, from small (2.5L) to Large which I think is 10L. It is a cheap paint, but the problem is that you require a lot of coats to have a nice white ...  Read the complete review

I'm currently living in a mess at the moment, I have four rooms currently work in progress and to get them finished I will let of a sigh of relief. DIY when doing it on a big scale can be a costly expense, however I have been trying to work on a budget and I am getting there slowly but surely. In order to to reduce costs when I saw B&Q value emulsion, 5 litres for an extremely good price I couldn't help but buy some. I have always stuck to what I know in the past, Dulux and Crown etc, purely because they are the best and they do a better job. Initially I thought the B&Q won't be that good but it can't be that bad either so I took the plunge hoping ...  Read the complete review