Buy a 9-inch roller frame with a cage spring and a shank that rolls instead of grinding. Wait on a pole until the ceiling is the problem. The cover, tape, and drop cloth are the rest of the cart: paint supplies.
What the frame is for
| Job | Use | Skip | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room walls | 9-inch frame plus a 1/2-inch cover | A wire frame that sheds gray streaks | View Room walls (affiliate) |
| Trim and cutting in | A brush and tape | Rolling the baseboard | View Trim and cutting in (affiliate) |
| Ceiling | Same frame on a matching pole | Standing on the ladder cap | View Ceiling (affiliate) |
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The parts that fail first
A roller frame is a handle, a shank, and a cage. The cage has to grab a 9-inch cover and let it come off with one rap. The shank has to spin on bearings so it does not polish a gray line into the wall. A polypropylene grip with threads is what an extension pole screws into later. A no-name wire frame will roll one room and then walk the cover halfway off.
Frame and cover
Load the cover from the paint supplies guide. The ceiling pole that threads onto this grip is in the extension pole guide. Keep the ladder off the top cap with the stepladder guide, and vacuum the dust first with a shop vac.