Hi,
I'm new to the site so apologies if this has been asked a million times but I couldn't quite answer the question by searching past posts.
I've just bought a new house which requires a LOT of DIY over the next few months. I had previously bought one of those 100PC B&Q bit sets for around £30, this was fine for screwing/drilling one or two screws for a shelf once in a blue moon in our old house but I've wrecked most of the set now as they must be made from Plasticine or something. They just seem to fall apart in my power driver/drill when I go to do some work, not to mention the amount of screws I've rounded as the bits crumble in the wall and end up needing drilled out.
My question is this, what should I buy as a set of good quality drill and drivers bits for a house full of DIY jobs. I looked at DeWalt and Bosch but read various reports on their quality.
What type of metal should they be made of, how much is too much for DIY as opposed to professional tradesman gear.
I bought one hardened bit for taking up an old decking area a while back and it's awesome, unscrewed hundreds of old rusty screws with no problem and still nice and fresh looking but it was £5! I don't fancy spending £5 x 100 pieces but on the other hand I want to buy once and not have to buy again.
I need a set that I can go to for almost any job I'm doing, something with some torx as well would be good.
All help and suggestions would be great.
I'm new to the site so apologies if this has been asked a million times but I couldn't quite answer the question by searching past posts.
I've just bought a new house which requires a LOT of DIY over the next few months. I had previously bought one of those 100PC B&Q bit sets for around £30, this was fine for screwing/drilling one or two screws for a shelf once in a blue moon in our old house but I've wrecked most of the set now as they must be made from Plasticine or something. They just seem to fall apart in my power driver/drill when I go to do some work, not to mention the amount of screws I've rounded as the bits crumble in the wall and end up needing drilled out.
My question is this, what should I buy as a set of good quality drill and drivers bits for a house full of DIY jobs. I looked at DeWalt and Bosch but read various reports on their quality.
What type of metal should they be made of, how much is too much for DIY as opposed to professional tradesman gear.
I bought one hardened bit for taking up an old decking area a while back and it's awesome, unscrewed hundreds of old rusty screws with no problem and still nice and fresh looking but it was £5! I don't fancy spending £5 x 100 pieces but on the other hand I want to buy once and not have to buy again.
I need a set that I can go to for almost any job I'm doing, something with some torx as well would be good.
All help and suggestions would be great.
