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AFM Safecoat Zero VOC Paint from Terreene

Posted July 1, 2009 02:58 by Robert

Tags: afm, safecoast, zero voc, paint

We chose to use AFM Safecoat Paint for all of the interior walls and trim. The Safecoat product was recommended to us by our friends at Terrene Sustainable Building Supply in Braintree, MA.  As I have mentioned before, with such as tight envelope, we are very focused on indoor air quality and off-gassing. What I liked about the Safecoast product is that the company has been around for almost 25 years, with a mission of producing safer paint. 

In addition to being Zero VOC, the Safecoat paint eliminates any unregulated toxic ingredients (such as formaldehyde, ammonia, acetone, exempt solvents and odor masking agents) that can cause indoor air pollution.Safecoast also goes a step further with a unique molecular formulation which the company claims will seal the wall surface and reduce off gassing from other products such as plywood, insulation, etc.  The folks at Terrenne were easily able to match colors we selected from the Benjamin Moore palette and the paint looks great and has almost no noticeable smell as it’s applied. The painters have been spraying all of the doors, trim and woodwork with semi-gloss white. Spraying produces a much more uniform and almost kitchen cabinet like finish and is something I would recommended that you request from your painter or GC. More...

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One More Week of Rough & Aura Paint

Posted April 17, 2009 07:54 by Robert

Tags: paint, benjamin moore aura, low voc

Things are starting to come together quickly and the majority of the rough plumbing and electrical will be done early next week, to be followed by the alarm and low voltage wiring (audio, video, phone, data). There are some cool things we are doing with lighting control which will reduce wire and the number of switches needed which I will go over next week. The painters also have been working this week and we finally got the color right which is a charcoal grey that we copied from someone else’s house who copied from someone else and for which there is no name. So it took a few sample cans to get it right. We are using Benjamin Moore Aura Low VOC paint, which only needs one coat. You can also see the shingles in the peaks which will have a slightly different color to provide a nice accent detail.

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