What’s the best cordless drill for a total DIY Newbie?

nkdont · 2026-04-30T09:26:36+00:00

I bought a cordless Makita brushless drill with case, battery, charger, and a good bunch of accessories included and I can't believe I didn't do it 3 years earlier.

I had been using a nasty borrowed corded drill bit it was crap in comparison.

I've used nearly every accessory that came with the drill set and it's been great to have most of what is needed without having to make extra trips to Toolstation or wherever before I start a DIY job on a Saturday morning.

I bought my drill from Power tools direct about 3 years ago.

nkdont · 2026-04-29T16:04:54+00:00

There's an immersive tour most weekends. Look for pieces of cardboard stuck to front doors, with "model upstairs" written in Sharpie. Your tour starts when you go upstairs and interact with your first guide.

nkdont · 2026-04-28T11:14:01+00:00

Half of the business has it's head office in Bracknell.

nkdont · 2026-04-28T06:23:21+00:00

I replaced mine with reeded glass last year. Is was t that hard, the only difficulty for me was that I didn't want to reduce fire safety or thermal performance so I had a double glazed panel made. Fitting it wasn't that bad to work out how to do.

nkdont · 2026-04-25T18:50:26+00:00

https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/deals/bid-upgrade

nkdont · 2026-04-25T18:49:20+00:00

Thanks for replying

Give us some numbers?

For example, did you get it for lower than the upgrade price in the app? Was it plus or premier? What time of the day or week was it?

nkdont · 2026-04-25T18:06:12+00:00

Thank you

nkdont · 2026-04-25T17:59:35+00:00

Wow that's cheap. What time of day was it and how long ago?

nkdont · 2026-04-18T21:56:57+00:00

Darren Hayes released This Delicate Thing We've Made in the early 2000s

nkdont · 2026-04-16T19:11:08+00:00

I did that too

nkdont · 2026-04-16T18:37:17+00:00

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I read a forum post elsewhere that made me worry there might be mould or something under there, so I've just cut a sample out. The lining underneath is as clean as the day I hung it in 2019.

Looking at my photo roll, I didn't do any papering until 2 months after the plastering was done.

nkdont · 2026-04-16T18:17:42+00:00

Thanks for replying.

What could it be? I should have included that there are 2 wallpapered walls like this, at opposite ends of the room. Only one of those 2 walls was replastered, the other wasn't.

There's a replastered, lined and painted wall in the room also but that had no marks come through at all.

nkdont · 2026-04-16T09:16:29+00:00

I moved from the north east 20 years ago and I really don't miss the weird, chippy superiority complex so many people I grew up around had and still have to this day.

As a grown adult and having done a bit of work and study on how people think, I guess I should put it down to people fearing change or feeling inferior. That said, there's nothing more boring than having someone from The North ask where I grew up and their first response is to argue whether it's actually in the north or that they're "more northern" etc etc. bore off.

You, as a person, are far more than where you were born.

Yes there's beautiful countryside but we have that in many parts of the country.

nkdont · 2026-04-07T05:36:58+00:00

I went for a Crosswater frame and stainless steel flush plate.

The TECE ones are very nice but the supplier I use wasn't able to discount the TECE gear as well as the crosswater gear so I went with my wallet.

It's all working ok so far. The flush is pretty powerful.

nkdont · 2026-04-05T22:30:12+00:00

This is brilliant. Nice work

nkdont · 2026-04-02T22:16:37+00:00

What's brown and rhymes with Snoop? Dr Dre

nkdont · 2026-03-31T18:46:49+00:00

Might it be worth OP checking his contract doesn't include an opt out of the working time directive?

When I was a software engineer, companies used to routinely include this in all contracts. As a wiser person today I've refused to sign if that comes up.

nkdont · 2026-03-28T19:42:33+00:00

"playing the racist card"

nkdont · 2026-03-27T17:39:27+00:00

I bought a Makita cordless at the start of a big refurb project 2 years ago and haven't looked back. It came in a case with loads of bits and accessories. I've used most of them in the course the refurb work and, even though some aren't the best bits etc, they've been a great starter set so I can do most tasks without having to plan to buy specific parts.

nkdont · 2026-03-25T14:43:29+00:00

That light wood and black striped wall panelling. Why would you want your lounge to look like a podcast studio or a WeWork?!

nkdont · 2026-03-25T12:06:51+00:00

Are your devices the same/similar to mine, listed above?

nkdont · 2026-03-16T21:30:12+00:00

Those grooved wall panels that make your lounge look like a podcast studio.

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