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I posted this in the tools forum because I just wanted a quick answer on the drill thing, but someone suggested I keep going on here, so here goes: My basket now has: DRILL: either Bosch GBH2-18 SDS+ Hammer Drill (£56) or the cordless Bosch GSR9.6-2 Drill Driver (£75) - can anyone advise...

Hi - I will be drilling (for the first time ever) to put up some shelves on plaster over brickwork. I've put the following in my Screwfix basket: DRILL: either Bosch GBH2-18 SDS+ Hammer Drill (£56) or the cordless Bosch GSR9.6-2 Drill Driver (£75) - can anyone advise as to whether I need the...

John - thanks for your help. In between posting, I've been to Screwfix and have the following in my basket. Can you take a quick look and see if you think I've got it right? Bosch GBH2-18 SDS+ Hammer Drill (on special and the lightest weight they have), Masonry Philips Head Screws 5.3 x 70...

Brilliant response thanks. Just want to check re the drill. I read somewhere else on the forums that I needed an SDS because I was going into masonry (brickwork behind the plaster). The drill I've got now is one of those cheap cordless ones which doubles as a screwdriver (the only bit I've ever...

Hi. I've never drilled before and need to put up a heavy (7.5 kg) shelf into plaster over brickwork. Due to terrible problems with previous tradesmen and the size of the job, I'm thinking of doing it myself. But I've never drilled anything before (in fact I need to buy a SDS drill + masonry bit...

Facts: decorator's on a day rate plus materials costs. Rate is not cheap for area and no discount was asked for. Problem: the following seem unreasonable to me, can you let me know if there's a reason why he's adding/changing the deal? (1) a flat markup % on materials costs (I specify the...

ScatmanJohn Ideal definitely seems the smallest. Keston second. I'm not keen on the Worcester or Buderus unless they're truly exceptional performance/reliability/ease of maintenance as they cut off some of my window. However, forum posters say bad things about Ideal and feelings are mixed...

Thanks GasMarkOne. Buderus 600 is 360 deep, so I'd lose more of the window. Worcester is 330 deep so I'd lose 3 cm of the window. Is the Keston just a nightmare to instal or is it cr*p in use? I'm paying my Corgi man by the day, so if it's a good boiler but just takes a long time to put in...

I have a tiny London flat and am going to replace my existing gas fired non combi boiler with a 24 kW condensing gas combi. The problem with tiny London flats though is that there is absolutely no space. Current boiler dimensions are 700H x 425W x 300D and I want to put the new boiler in the...