DIY toolset recommendations

Rodders53

Upgrade some of your most used tools to give him, add in a few duplicates you don't need... job's a goodun.  Unless, of course you don't diy much yourself.

Lidl Parkside do some reasonable battery power tools and occasionally offer 'home emergency' toolkits which may not be the best quality but might be sufficient short term.  A combi hammer drill-driver might be a good thing - and they have an interchangeable battery system now ('til they decide on a new variation).
I rate my Parkside battery drills/drivers quite highly.

A Multimeter (plus tuition to use) would be sensible?

One son has almost no interest in d-i-y and will pay trades rather than diy (occasionally bartering with trade buddies)... or asking me to do stuff.  The other is different from when younger at home, and has skills (plastering) I'd never have expected from him;  now just asking me for advice before tackling things himself.

So discuss rather than just present the things that may never be used.

FreeBear

Grenage said: A good cordless combi drill is probably the tool I use the most.

And a little bit of instruction on using one might be prudent for the OP. Or we might get a repeat of this thread - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6362770/removing-a-sheared-drill-chuck-retaining-screw

theoretica

FreeBear said:

Grenage said: A good cordless combi drill is probably the tool I use the most.

And a little bit of instruction on using one might be prudent for the OP. Or we might get a repeat of this thread - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6362770/removing-a-sheared-drill-chuck-retaining-screw

How to use each tool - but also when and where and what not to mess with by yourself first time.

Grenage

FreeBear said:

Grenage said: A good cordless combi drill is probably the tool I use the most.

And a little bit of instruction on using one might be prudent for the OP. Or we might get a repeat of this thread - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6362770/removing-a-sheared-drill-chuck-retaining-screw

That gave me a chuckle.

FreeBear

Grenage said:

FreeBear said:

Grenage said: A good cordless combi drill is probably the tool I use the most.

And a little bit of instruction on using one might be prudent for the OP. Or we might get a repeat of this thread - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6362770/removing-a-sheared-drill-chuck-retaining-screw

That gave me a chuckle.

We all have to start somewhere, and if it is the first time with a power tool, an easy mistake. I've done it a few times. Picked up the drill, accidentally flicked the reverse switch, and wondered why the bit wasn't cutting.

Norman_Castle

A friend has one of these which they often thoughtfully invite me to use when visiting. Very useful for the price.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/fixa-17-piece-tool-set-00169254/

Pittingdon

Some great ideas here - thanks for all the replies.

I am now thinking about decent quality essentials only. When I look at my own tools most are hardly used.

FaceHead

Agree with most of what has been said. The first £100 to be spent on a decent branded Combi Drill and a ratchet screwdriver (which will come with some driver bits). Then you need a driver bit holder for the drill, and a very limited selection of drillbits - probably just 6 ,7 and 8mm masonry to start with. 

You now have what you need for a lot of minor jobs like putting together IKEA furniture or putting a shelf up.

Claw hammer is the next tool.

As a rule get good tools you need, not a random selection of poor quality stuff that you'll probably need half of, which will break whilst the other half gets in the way. 

stuart45

Going around boot sales you often see you really good old hand tools like chisels. The metal on some of the old tools was much better than an lot of the new ones. If you know what you are looking for you can often get a real bargain.

Section62

stuart45 said:

Going around boot sales you often see you really good old hand tools like chisels. The metal on some of the old tools was much better than an lot of the new ones. If you know what you are looking for you can often get a real bargain.

Also Freecycle/Freegle. Lots of very good quality corded power tools being 'dumped' because the owners have 'upgraded' to cordless.