102 mm hole cutter

st999

I need to cut a 102 mm hole in the soffit of my house for a bathroom extractor fan.

I thought I could drill lots of little holes from my loft but I cannot get close enough from inside the loft so I will have to do it from outside up a ladder :eek:

I only have a battery drill so will I be able to use that to drill the hole and what would be the best, and preferably the cheapest hole cutter to get, either from Wickes, Homebase or B&Q.

Also I can only get the ladder for tomorrow so cannot buy a hole cutter online.

Or I suppose I could lean out the window and drill lots of small holes in a circle except it is an up and over window so would be awkward

London50

Hi

If you have a Wilko close by see link below {3rd item top line}it is about the cheapest you will get other than a high speed drill bit then use a jig saw if you have one to join the drilled holes. Good luck.

http://www.wilko.com/search?q=Hole+cutter#esp_pg=3

wallbash

Wickes will cost you £17 , a lot of money for one hole?

Batt. drill ideal when up a ladder.

MX5huggy

Is there a Toolstation near you? they have a 102mm hole saw remember you need the arbour as well.

http://www.toolstation.com/branches

Finally what are your soffits made of some of mine are suspected asbestos which you don't want to be drilling with out extreme caution.

st999

what are your soffits made of

Wood.

At these prices for a hole saw it will be little holes and a saw blade on my Stanley knife.

I'd forgotten I had that.

globalds

could you use something like this ?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-drill-saw-set-3-pieces/89079



drill and then saw round with the same bit