Drilling issues.

[Rushie75]

Am having repeat issues with what I thought was a half decent plug in Drill. Example when putting up shelves - one chosen drill hole will work fine. Rawl plug will slot in required 2-3 inches. Next drill hole only goes in 1 inch and won't move any further into masonry/brickwork. Really hard to judge it. Just a standard brick wall, don't think there is a joist. End up with wider hole and ruined plastering around it, unable to hang stuff.
Drives me crazy amd makes a real mess of walls, patching it up.

Do I need a proper hammer drill and special masonry drillbits to avoid this? Builders always .make it look easy.
Keep getting it wrong. Any advice appreciated.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Get an SDS drill, game-changer. Few threads on here with recommendations for entry level ones, you'll not regret it.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Next drill hole only goes in 1 inch and won't move any further into masonry/brickwork.

For those, you really need a SDS drill. The absolute basic minimum, to make a hole in masonry, is a hammer drill - the difference between hammer drill and SDS is the difference between chalk and cheese.

 

[Rushie75]

Thanks both

 

[cdbe]

Why not show us what you've got? For occasional use a basic hammer drill with some decent masonry bits should be perfectly adequate.

 

[Old Salt]

Get a Bosch mains powered sds drill. Used mine today fitting blinds in 2 bedrooms. Makes short work of drilling into masonary.

 

[Rushie75]

Why not show us what you've got? For occasional use a basic hammer drill with some decent masonry bits should be perfectly adequate.

It the attached one with what I think is a standard drill bit.

 

[Old Salt]

This is the one I have

Bosch GBH 2-21 2.3kg Electric Corded SDS Hammer 240V - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Compact and versatile professional rotary hammer with SDS-plus technology. Features powerful 720W motor and 2J of impact energy for effective hammer drilling in concrete of up to 21mm in diameter. Also features 3 modes for hammer drilling, drilling, and chiselling...

www.screwfix.com

 

[opps]

I have the older version of this Metabo SDS

Metabo 600663610 110v KHE2660 Quick Combination Hammer Drill

Perfect ergonomics thanks to the centre of gravity being near the hand and optimised handle contour

ffx.co.uk

It has both a SDS chuck and a regular keyless chuck. TBH, I rarely use the regular chuck but it has come in useful when I am on site and don't have a cordless drill with me.

I first purchased a SDS after once having the misfortune of trying to drill into a very hard wall with my old hammer action drill, I managed to making a 7mm masonry bit glow red. 10 minutes of drilling and it had hardly left a dent in the wall. The SDS drilled the hole in about 7 seconds.