Home DIY

i'm enjoying using the wooster sherlock gt poles and cages, the pin style clip stops the cage twisting off in use when you use the matching one but it also has a screw adaptor in the base which i've used for things like radial sanding disc

https://www.mypaintbrush.co.uk/wooster-gt-sherlock-extension-pole-2-4ft
https://www.mypaintbrush.co.uk/wooster-sherlock-9inch-roller-frame

if you need to move around to cover a lot of ground i've found this to be excellent as well
https://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/s/SIMMS_TRAY_ARM_KIT/

and this is living up to it's handy name for cutting in stuff with a paint brush
https://www.ldmdirect.co.uk/product/tools-painting-tools-scuttles-scuttle-liners/bercom-handy-paint-pail-f00790/

have literally just finished putting on my first primer coat in 3 bedrooms using all of them this evening and did a whole room and 5 ceilings with them already as well

for the roller heads i tried the purdy colossus as i saw them come highly recommended online but they just covered everything in fluff and ruined the first wall i did, so i've been using some pro-dec one from wickes as they seemed to be the best they had in store when i went, i don't hate them but i'm sure there's better out there.

https://www.wickes.co.uk/ProDec-Advance-Medium-Pile-Microfibre-Paint-Roller-Sleeve---9-x-1-75in/p/236650

I was just reminded that B&Q do a 9" tray that you can also buy liners for. Makes clean up much easier. Same tray also has a sealed lid you can buy so you can take more time between coats without having to clean out the tray or waste paint. Brushes still get wrapped in a sandwich bag, or if I'm wearing gloves, I grab the head of the brush and pull the glove off around the brush to cover it.

This is a proper tuff question to answer

Indoor with water based paints buy nice ones & look after them. Last nearly forever.

Outdoor with oil based paint I go the other way, cheap and nasty, bin after the job.

Not very green.