Starter Drill Set for DIY Home

I still don’t see the point of cordless drills for home use. I always find the batteries are flat whenever I want to use the kit and have to plan carefully in advance of any DIY so that things are charged. Surely an extension lead is just as good? Cordless impact driver perhaps, but for small jobs a normal screwdriver is just as handy.
 
I still don’t see the point of cordless drills for home use. I always find the batteries are flat whenever I want to use the kit and have to plan carefully in advance of any DIY so that things are charged. Surely an extension lead is just as good? Cordless impact driver perhaps, but for small jobs a normal screwdriver is just as handy.

All the LiON drills have hold their charge for months/years, never found it flat. An extension lead is a pain, especially if up a ladder or in the garden.
 
Self discharge rates on modern lithium ion batteries are much lower than the older nickel versions.

All the drills I’ve owned have had 30 minute or 1 hour chargers so it’s not a big issue anyway.
 
Only time I use a corded drill now is SDS For drilling concrete or brick. Impact driver is essential for me, but for smaller tasks you can get smaller electric screwdrivers like a Bosch ixo which is perfect for most household duties and much lighter/smaller.
 
I still don’t see the point of cordless drills for home use. I always find the batteries are flat whenever I want to use the kit and have to plan carefully in advance of any DIY so that things are charged. Surely an extension lead is just as good? Cordless impact driver perhaps, but for small jobs a normal screwdriver is just as handy.

Could not disagree more. Once you have a proper cordless drill, you'll never touch your mains drill again. With two batteries, you should never have that problem.
 
I'm not an expert but given the similar price I'd be tempted for the teal Makita's. This drill has more torque than that white one. It's been on my "to buy" list for a while! Fortunately I already have the battery/charger mind.
£178.99

Makita 821551-8 MakPac Type 3 Stacking Connector Case (if you want a case): £20.99

100% recommend this drill. The torque is fantastic, and it absolutely plows its way through masonary, even when I needed to drill 16mm holes for wall anchors (I use the erbauer masonary bits). No need for an SDS when you have this. I had a much cheaper 18V drill before, and the DHP458 makes it look like a child's toy.

Someone else suggested a 12V drill. Do yourself a favour and get a proper 18V like this one now, otherwise you'll just end up buying one a year later. And once you have the batteries for your chosen brand, adding extra tools is relatively inexpensive.
 
Someone else suggested a 12V drill. Do yourself a favour and get a proper 18V like this one now, otherwise you'll just end up buying one a year later. And once you have the batteries for your chosen brand, adding extra tools is relatively inexpensive.
The lower voltage tools have their place. Since I bought the 10.8v Dewalt tools it’s very rare that my 18v stuff gets used. They’re so small, light, and convenient.
 
The lower voltage tools have their place. Since I bought the 10.8v Dewalt tools it’s very rare that my 18v stuff gets used. They’re so small, light, and convenient.

Truth is, those lower volt tools are ideal for most people’s uses, light and compact they are very good.
 
I’ve clearly just been buying crap in that case!

Or you haven't bought anything modern.

My older 18V dewalt tools used NiCd and NiMH batteries. They were good tools, but the batteries would go flat in storage relatively quickly. Luckily they came with proper fast chargers so you didn't need to wait too long to recharge them. Unfortunately letting the batteries go flat in this way is bad for them.

My Dad always seemed to buy cheap drills that used NiCd batteries and only came with slow chargers. The batteries were always flat and you'd need wait at least half a day to recharge them.
 
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Someone else suggested a 12V drill. Do yourself a favour and get a proper 18V like this one now, otherwise you'll just end up buying one a year later. And once you have the batteries for your chosen brand, adding extra tools is relatively inexpensive.

I bought a 18v Dewalt, it's a brilliant bit of kit, but being honest it's just overkill for all jobs I've done with it apart from one, and for that (drilling in to concrete) a SDS+ would have been better.
Everything else has been drilling into walls, wood or plaster to fix stuff up.

I'm now a big believer in the right tool for the job, doing lots of screwing in to wood then get an impact driver, lots of masonry use a SDS, also a good drill or screwdriver bit makes all the difference.

When I was looking for a drill I saw the 10.8v and 12v drills, but I was like "me want big man 18v drill" :D
 
I bought a 18v Dewalt, it's a brilliant bit of kit, but being honest it's just overkill for all jobs I've done with it apart from one, and for that (drilling in to concrete) a SDS+ would have been better.
Everything else has been drilling into walls, wood or plaster to fix stuff up.

I'm now a big believer in the right tool for the job, doing lots of screwing in to wood then get an impact driver, lots of masonry use a SDS, also a good drill or screwdriver bit makes all the difference.

When I was looking for a drill I saw the 10.8v and 12v drills, but I was like "me want big man 18v drill" :D

I think it all depends on what "jobs around the house" the OP needs it for. 10.8V might be fine, but his budget allowed for a fantastic drill, which is why I recommended the Makita DHP458. For me, "around the house" jobs have included a lot of drilling big holes into brick and drilling big fat holes into oak sleepers, and I'm glad I had the extra torque for that.
 
My Ryobi has been great and would recommend them. Handy using the same battery for all their tools so just have a lower and higher capacity one and fit it to whichever one I need :)
 
My Ryobi has been great and would recommend them. Handy using the same battery for all their tools so just have a lower and higher capacity one and fit it to whichever one I need :)

I have the Ryobi One+ stuff and have 1.5Ah and 5Ah batteries and these more than cover my needs, so much easier when either battery can be used, looking at a brushless Percussion drill next.
 
100% recommend this drill. The torque is fantastic, and it absolutely plows its way through masonary, even when I needed to drill 16mm holes for wall anchors (I use the erbauer masonary bits). No need for an SDS when you have this. I had a much cheaper 18V drill before, and the DHP458 makes it look like a child's toy.

Someone else suggested a 12V drill. Do yourself a favour and get a proper 18V like this one now, otherwise you'll just end up buying one a year later. And once you have the batteries for your chosen brand, adding extra tools is relatively inexpensive.

Sounds like a really promising review, I might have to fast track getting around to buying it. I normally end up using corded drills but they're more of a pain most of the time as you're forever tripping over the cable when up a ladder.

I've a DTD152Z Impact Driver which is brilliant for the price. I needed to drive around 160 screws into my joists (loft boarding). It's an old house and the joists are very tough to drill into but that thing combined with these torx head screws munched through them like anything. The torx didn't strip at all unlike the normal screws.

I even improvised with it the other week. Needed to tighten the handbrake cable on my car which is a complete pain as it's difficult to get to and rips your hand to pieces doing it. So in the end impact driver (with a careful trigger finger) + flexible 300mm extension + deep socket = simple :o.

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Sounds like a really promising review, I might have to fast track getting around to buying it. I normally end up using corded drills but they're more of a pain most of the time as you're forever tripping over the cable when up a ladder.

Definitely worth it if you already have the batteries.
 
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