DIY & Tools reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars·498 reviews

When a project calls for fasteners that need to hold firm but stay mostly out of sight — think skirting boards, door casings, staircase nosing, and furniture assembly — a 15-gauge...

4.6 out of 5 stars·474 reviews

Tackling a home renovation or detailed craft project often means getting into tight corners and making precise cuts that standard saws simply cannot reach. Whether you are...

4.6 out of 5 stars·471 reviews

Cutting curves in wood, making plunge cuts in worktops, or trimming laminate flooring to fit around door frames — these are jobs where a circular saw cannot help and a handsaw...

4.6 out of 5 stars·471 reviews

While 1/2-inch impact wrenches dominate the workshop, there is a strong case for owning a 3/8-inch impact as well — particularly for the smaller fasteners that do not need — and...

4.4 out of 5 stars·490 reviews

Cutting bricks and building blocks on a construction site has always been a rough job for reciprocating saw blades. Standard bi-metal blades — the workhorses that slice through...

4.5 out of 5 stars·479 reviews

There is a moment in every DIY project when you realise that being tethered to a power socket is holding you back. Maybe you are up a ladder fixing a gutter bracket, working at...

4.6 out of 5 stars·468 reviews

From assembling a new bed frame to drilling pilot holes for curtain rails, having a capable cordless drill within arm's reach turns frustrating, time-consuming tasks into quick...

4.7 out of 5 stars·455 reviews

Whether you are assembling flat-pack furniture on a Saturday afternoon, mounting shelves onto a brick wall, or building a garden deck from scratch, a reliable cordless drill is...

4.2 out of 5 stars·508 reviews

Achieving a true mirror finish on a car's paintwork takes more than elbow grease and a microfibre cloth. Removing swirl marks, light scratches, and oxidation — and then refining...

4.7 out of 5 stars·453 reviews

When you use a tool every day to earn your living, the difference between 'good enough' and 'genuinely excellent' stops being a matter of preference and starts affecting your...

4.4 out of 5 stars·483 reviews

A rotary hammer is only as effective as the bit you put in it. The most powerful SDS-Plus drill on the market will struggle and skate across concrete if the bit is dull, poorly...

4.7 out of 5 stars·452 reviews

Drilling into brick, concrete, or masonry with a standard drill is a recipe for frustration. The bit skates across the surface, the motor bogs down, and after a minute of pushing...

4.4 out of 5 stars·480 reviews

Drilling a clean, round hole through timber, plasterboard, plastic, or thin metal is surprisingly difficult with a standard twist drill bit — the moment you go beyond about 13...

4.6 out of 5 stars·457 reviews

Few DIY tasks feel as daunting as drilling into a solid concrete wall. A standard drill driver with a masonry bit will get there eventually — but the noise is deafening, the...

4.4 out of 5 stars·477 reviews

Precision is the currency of professional woodworking. When you are routing a groove for a shelf that must fit perfectly, cutting a dado for a cabinet divider that will be visible...

4.4 out of 5 stars·477 reviews

Few woodworking tools are as versatile as a quality plunge router. With the right cutter bit installed, a router can shape edges, cut grooves and rebates, create decorative...

4.6 out of 5 stars·451 reviews

Whether you are assembling flat-pack furniture, mounting shelves on a brick wall, or tackling a weekend renovation project, one tool quickly proves itself indispensable: a compact...

4.3 out of 5 stars·479 reviews

For years, belt sanders were tethered to the nearest power outlet by a cord that never seemed quite long enough, and the hunt for an extension lead was an unavoidable part of...

4.7 out of 5 stars·435 reviews

Whether you are building a deck, installing kitchen cabinets, or running electrical cable through masonry walls, the tool you reach for most often is a drill. But not every...

4.6 out of 5 stars·444 reviews

Sometimes the job is not about cutting clean mitres on a bench — it is about reaching into a wall cavity to cut out a section of plastic pipe, pruning a branch in a tight fork, or...