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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Pete Wise

The best cordless drills in the UK for DIY and home renovation, tested against the clock

A man drills into a piece of wood with a cordless drill
Holey smoke! Read on to see which cordless drill topped the podium in our ‘Drillympic Games’. Composite: Christian Hopewell /The Guardian

There’s immense possibility in a good cordless drill, electrically and functionally. These tools can be creators, destroyers and connectors, with functions (depending on the type of drill) including screw driving, hammer-drilling into brick or stone, mixing building materials, and plain-old drilling.

Most DIY drills are powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery – so there’s no cause to swear at an innocent power cable as you accidentally yank it from the plug socket. Usually, the same battery can also be used across a brand’s range of tools, including Bosch, Makita and Ryobi.

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