DIY & Tools reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars·836 reviews

Some cutting and sanding jobs are simply impossible to reach with a standard saw or sander. Trimming a door frame flush with the floor, cutting out a section of skirting board...

4.6 out of 5 stars·777 reviews

The freedom to sand anywhere — without hunting for a power outlet, without an extension lead snagging on every corner, and without that moment of frustration when the cable pulls...

4.6 out of 5 stars·768 reviews

A cordless drill driver is arguably the most-used tool in any toolbox — the one you reach for whether you are assembling flat-pack furniture, hanging shelves, building a deck, or...

4.3 out of 5 stars·817 reviews

Most angle grinders run at a single speed — typically around 11,000 RPM — and that fixed pace works well for cutting and grinding steel. But when the task changes to wire brushing...

4.6 out of 5 stars·760 reviews

Not every cut needs a full-size framing saw with a 190 mm blade and enough torque to rip through wet treated timber all day. Sometimes you just need to trim a shelf to width, cut...

4.5 out of 5 stars·776 reviews

Few tasks in a garage or workshop are as physically frustrating as a seized bolt. You lean on the breaker bar with a scaffold pole slipped over the handle for extra leverage,...

4.1 out of 5 stars·846 reviews

Sanding is rarely a one-size-fits-all job. One moment you are smoothing a flat tabletop that needs a wide orbital pad and a gentle touch, and the next you are trying to get into...

4.4 out of 5 stars·786 reviews

There is a certain kind of satisfaction in finding a tool that does exactly what you need, costs less than a tank of fuel, and weighs so little you forget you are holding it. A...

4.6 out of 5 stars·750 reviews

Sanding is one of those tasks that follows you everywhere on a job — scribing a worktop on site, sanding filler on fitted wardrobes, keying a window frame between coats of paint,...

4.3 out of 5 stars·795 reviews

A car's paintwork takes a beating over time — UV rays fade the clear coat, automatic car washes leave fine swirl marks, and everyday road grime slowly dulls the showroom shine....

4.4 out of 5 stars·776 reviews

Cutting intricate curves, tight internal shapes, and delicate fretwork in wood, plastic, or thin metal demands a tool that offers precision, control, and a steady hand — and that...

4.5 out of 5 stars·758 reviews

Moving between rooms, climbing scaffolding, or cleaning inside a vehicle — the cord that powers most workshop vacuums often becomes the single biggest frustration on a busy job....

4.6 out of 5 stars·711 reviews

When you need to cut a rusted bolt in a tight engine bay, trim a metal bracket inside a cabinet, or slice through a screw in a corner where no full-size tool will fit, a compact...

4.7 out of 5 stars·694 reviews

There are nuts and bolts that a spanner can handle, and then there are nuts and bolts that have been tightened by a pneumatic tool, rusted in place for a decade, or torqued to a...

4.7 out of 5 stars·692 reviews

Some of the most frustrating jobs in renovation and construction happen in places where there is no convenient power socket within reach — up a ladder, in a newly plastered room...

4.7 out of 5 stars·689 reviews

On a busy construction site, in a loft conversion with no power run yet, or at the bottom of a garden where an extension lead will not reach, the value of a cordless tool is not...

4.7 out of 5 stars·686 reviews

Most workshops have two separate tools for driving fasteners: an impact driver for screws, lag bolts and hex-drive fasteners, and an impact wrench for nuts, wheel bolts and...

4.7 out of 5 stars·682 reviews

In a busy workshop or tyre bay, speed and reliability are everything. When vehicles are queuing up and every minute of bay time counts, the tools you reach for need to work...

4.3 out of 5 stars·743 reviews

Precision work demands precision tools, and when the job involves drilling holes smaller than a millimetre, milling delicate channels in a circuit board, or grinding a fine burr...

4.3 out of 5 stars·725 reviews

There is a world of difference between the rough sanding that removes material fast and the fine finishing that makes a surface feel silky smooth under your fingertips. A palm...