suggestions please for a cordless drill for diy use

mystic_bertie

im in need of a cordless drill as my ferm FCD-2400 has 2 dead batteries.
im moving house and a bit of diy will be required also i have a steel shed to assemble and i dont know how much screwing is involved in that.
i have seen this CLICKY EBAY and its £35 delivered, not this looks identical to my ferm drill so i would assume i could use the batteries for both drills
what im wondering is should i spend my money on something better, i know more volatage should mean better but is a 24v cheapo more powerful than a 12v good branded drill ? I want something that will be a good poweful driver when it comes to heavy screws in woood and also be able to drill with a masonary up to 10mm no problem. With a budget of 40-50 quid what should i go for ?

m_13

Robert Dyas seem to be having good offers on cordless drills at the moment. It's a bit over budget, but they've got a Bosch 18v Cordless Drill Driver with two batteries and 33 accessories for £69.99. They've also got a Black & Decker 18v (CD18CA) for £54.99 which is closer. They're on Quidco if you don't have one locally (make sure you clear your cookies to ensure you get the cashback).

Screwfix (also on Quidco) offer have good deals on branded items especially in their clearance section.

TimBuckTeeth

The cheaper priced drills have lower capacity and quality batteries so will not last as long between charges and have a shorter life. For the battery capacity compare the Ah rating, eg. 2.4Ah is twice the capacity of 1.2Ah.
Some budget ones only have slow chargers (over 1 hour) or one battery.

The drill I have was under £30 and is OK for occasional use (mainly as a screwdriver) but will only do a few holes in masonry (not very quickly) before needing charging.

Have a look on the Screwfix website for comparison of the power - the capacity (maximum hole size) in steel and wood.
http://www.screwfix.com/cats/100372/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills?sortby=lowFirst

If you can stretch your budget to about £70 you should get a decent quality drill that should be OK for masonry.
This one looks fairly good.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/38627/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Erbauer-Combi-Drill-18V#

Good quality drill bits are important when drilling masonry, a slightly blunt bit will take a lot longer and get quite hot.
I found these bits make quick work of bricks :
http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A337787...reme-2-Masonry
With any bit pull it out every few seconds to clear debris and allow it to cool.