Are SDS+ drills just for pros, or the new standard?

[2scoops0406]

I wouldn't necessarily go for a heavy SDS+ though wears you out and unwieldy up a ladder in my limited experience.

 

[Thermo]

Once you've used an SDS drill you'll never want to use an ordinary hammer drill again on walls.

You're not wrong there. I have a cheapo 5Kg one (Was £30, Ferm/NuTool/Whatever it was at the time) from Screwfix) which I bought for removing a whole house worth of plaster, but boy does it do a mean hole in the wall as well, not to mention concrete driveway (Fence post fixings).

and i bet it doesnt have a safety clucth on it!

Have a look at the clearance section on www.toolstation.co.uk as they are having a big clear out at the moment.