cordless drill for about £100

[tomcat]

I've got a couple of rental houses and got more into diy since lockdown. Bought a Draper 18v drill a few years ago - crap as no oomph and batteries don't last long. Need something to cope with putting up fencing and drilling into brick etc . What would you lovely people recommend? cheers

[NYCBlue]

I recommend a Makita. The cheapest way I've found is to buy everything on eBay and separately.

[Optimistic Nick]

I've got a couple of rental houses and got more into diy since lockdown. Bought a Draper 18v drill a few years ago - crap as no oomph and batteries don't last long. Need something to cope with putting up fencing and drilling into brick etc . What would you lovely people recommend? cheers

Depends what you mean by brick and just how important cordless is.

If you occasionally need to smash up big stuff but otherwise do general DIY then a 5kg corded Titan sds and an own-brand 18v kit should do and will combined cost you about £100

If cordless is important and it's mostly indoor stuff drilling smaller holes then £100 should get you a two bakit sefff and a brushless body from Makita, DeWalt, Bosch blue, Hitachi etc

[Optimistic Nick]

Phone went mad there.

Use UK hot deals too- there is normally a decent offer on somewhere. I use Makita too. If you are buying separates- the charger should be no more than £25; pay about £10 per Ah on the batteries (18v) and don't bother with anything less than 3Ah. Brushless is better but unless you are using it frequently then dont make it a biggie. Ive done up 3 houses now, fitted a few kitchens and built a few sheds and garages and I've managed without brushless until recently.

Once you've got a few batteries though, you are tied to that system really.

[blue matt]

Depends on if your budget is fixed at 100 quid

https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc...bi-drill/5489p

£330, but comes with 2 large capacity 5.0 ah batteries and has a good torque


https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc...bi-drill/899cf

110 quid, comes with 2 X 2.0 ah batteries, so the run time will be 1/2 that of the above, the torque on this drill is much less aswell

BUT

the cheaper drill will do almost eveything, it might not be driving in a 4" screw straight through a fence post, but it would drill a pilot hole and drive it in easy enough, its of course a 1/3rd of the price, so you could get 2 of them and have 4 batteries charged and still have a £110 in your pocket



you then have something like this

https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-e...bi-drill/692hp

2 X 5.0 ah batteries, a massive torquey drill, its a beast, all for 200 quid, putting my brand loyalty to one side ( i love dewalt gear ) this just looks to best buy

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Depends on if your budget is fixed at 100 quid

https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc...bi-drill/5489p

£330, but comes with 2 large capacity 5.0 ah batteries and has a good torque


https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc...bi-drill/899cf

110 quid, comes with 2 X 2.0 ah batteries, so the run time will be 1/2 that of the above, the torque on this drill is much less aswell

BUT

the cheaper drill will do almost eveything, it might not be driving in a 4" screw straight through a fence post, but it would drill a pilot hole and drive it in easy enough, its of course a 1/3rd of the price, so you could get 2 of them and have 4 batteries charged and still have a £110 in your pocket



you then have something like this

https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-e...bi-drill/692hp

2 X 5.0 ah batteries, a massive torquey drill, its a beast, all for 200 quid, putting my brand loyalty to one side ( i love dewalt gear ) this just looks to best buy

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