Best drill for cement rendered masonry walls?

[moloko]

Hello,

I am looking to install blinds in my residence and the walls are cement render/masonry material. I have some understanding that I would need to purchase a hammer drill and accompanying plastic wall anchor plugs and screws to install the blind fittings.

I would like to purchase an all-round drill that can do the above but also more ordinary stuff in the future around the home where the hammer drill may not be needed. Do hammer drills do jobs that don't involve masonry as well?

Was looking at the Ozito PXC 18V Cordless Hammer Drill Kit which i don't think comes with included drill bits and couldn't easily find the accessories on the Bunnings website. Could you point me in the right direction? Could you also please confirm whether that's all I need to buy as far as the drill goes? The Hammer Drill Kit which appears to come with battery and charger and the drill bits? Do you know what size wall anchor plugs and length of screws I would need to buy as well? 

Thank-you.

[JacobZ]

Hi @moloko,

Thank you for your question about what drill to use when drilling into masonry.

You might like to have a read through How to choose the right drill for the job which provides a breakdown of the major types of drills that are on the market.

There are dedicated rotary hammer drills such as this Ozito PXC 18V Cordless Rotary Hammer Drill PXRHS-300 which are specifically designed for drilling into and breaking concrete and masonry. They are more powerful than a standard hammer drill and take specialty bits known as SDS bits.

The Ozito PXC 18V Cordless Hammer Drill Kit that you've mentioned is more of a general-purpose drill that takes regular drill bits and is designed for drilling and driving including light-duty masonry drilling when using the hammer function. This kit comes with the drill, a battery and a charger, but drill bits are not provided. It can take standard drill bits such as these Ryobi 19 Piece Metric High Speed Steel Drill Bits, driver bits such as these Full Boar 40 Piece Impact Torsion Bits as well as masonry drill bits such as those in this Full Boar 5 Piece Masonry Drill Bit Set.

Your blinds will likely come with instructions for fixing to masonry that should be followed to install your blinds, however, this STAHL Masonry Kit 7mm Drill With 25mm Green Wall Plugs contains everything besides a phillips head bit that you will need to install your blinds and might be a good option for you.

Let me know what you think and if you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Jacob