Hi sifu sifu,
Recently just taken OC my new condo.
I need to install light , track light, curtain rail, towel rack in whole house. (Room and bathroom)

So I will be drilling brick wall, tiles, ceiling, concrete (maybe, saw some thick beam above window), a bit of wood (door).

Can please recommend the drill I need? I did a bit read up in this thread. I think rotary hammer is needed,
I shortlisted 2 choice, bosch gbh220 (750W)and total th308268 (800W). Price about rm360 vs rm200, weight about 2.3kg vs 3kg.

Question:
can the Total th308268 do the job? need to drill quite a lot of brick, ceiling, and maybe concrete. Whole house easily 50 drill holes or even more. Probably wont finish install all in one day, maybe spread out a few days work. Coz One-Man working Only.
But this is once in a blue moon job, after this there wont be drilling that much / frequent (unless I got money to buy a new house again hahah)

Also, I wanted to drill bathroom wall tiles and I am quite skeptical to use big rotary hammer to drill it. Last time when I hire contractor to drill the tiles I saw him use cordless drill + diamond drill bit (not sure the cordless drill got impact function or not) drill the tiles, then only use rotary drill to drill in.

Question: can I use rotary hammer with chuck adapter and diamond bit to drill the wall tiles? The rotary hammer is 3kg so I am not sure how easy to drill the wall tiles without breaking/cracking it. Or do I need to buy a cordless drill instead? Any recommendation for cordless drill? budget about RM150 or less, better with 2 batteries. Not sure need impact function or not?

Question: when drilling wall tile, do we try to drill the edge or better far from the edge? which has smaller chance of breaking it?

Considering this is just once in a blue moon job, I don't want to spend big money on these drills, just want to get this job done and keep the drill for occasional use only. So should I get a branded rotary hammer (bosch) and cheapskate on cordless drill (cap ayam, those below rm100). Or the other way (cheap rotary hammer + branded cordless? Or just a rotary hammer + chuck adapter can kao dim??

Thanks!

This post has been edited by alesi616: Jan 25 2024, 11:06 AM