DIY & Tools reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Sanding a freshly plastered ceiling by hand is one of the most unpleasant jobs in construction and renovation. You stand on a platform with your arms above your head, pushing a...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Not every job calls for the biggest, most powerful tool in the van. Sometimes what you really need is something small enough to hold comfortably in one hand for an hour, light...

4.6 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Some jobs need more than just hot air — they need hot air at exactly the right temperature, delivered at exactly the right speed, every time. When you are shrinking a sleeve over...

4.6 out of 5 stars·980 reviews

Driving long screws into hardwood, boring wide holes through thick timber, or drilling into brick and masonry — these are the moments when a lightweight compact drill simply runs...

4.5 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Whether you are mounting shelves on a brick wall, running cable through timber studs, or assembling a steel workbench, a reliable drill is the foundation of every DIY project. But...

4.5 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Laying a new laminate floor, cutting a tile to fit around a door frame, trimming a sheet of plexiglass for a greenhouse panel, or slicing through a copper pipe in a tight corner —...

4.5 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Achieving a flawlessly smooth surface on wood, whether you are refinishing a cherished piece of furniture, preparing timber for staining, or sanding between coats of varnish, is...

4.5 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Every serious DIY project — from sanding floorboards to routing kitchen worktops — produces clouds of fine dust that settle on every surface and hang in the air for hours. A...

4.7 out of 5 stars·954 reviews

Working with metal pipes and tubes — fitting a new radiator, re-routing plumbing lines in a bathroom renovation, or installing air conditioning refrigerant lines — demands clean,...

4.5 out of 5 stars·991 reviews

Cutting a straight line through a full sheet of plywood, ripping treated timber to width for a decking project, or cross-cutting a stack of floorboards to length — these are the...

4.5 out of 5 stars·978 reviews

There is a sweet spot in every home toolbox — a tool that bridges the gap between a basic manual screwdriver and a heavy professional-grade power tool that most people simply do...

4.4 out of 5 stars·1K reviews

Whether you are tackling a renovation project, cleaning out the garage after a long winter, or dealing with an unexpected spill in the basement, a standard household vacuum simply...

4.5 out of 5 stars·968 reviews

Not every precision grinding job demands 750 watts of motor power and a 33,000 rpm spindle. Much of the deburring, polishing, and light grinding that fills a toolmaker's or metal...

4.7 out of 5 stars·905 reviews

Woodworking has a rhythm to it, and sanding is the movement that ties everything else together. You cut, you join, you assemble — and then you spend as much time smoothing every...

4.6 out of 5 stars·917 reviews

Sanding is the foundation of every good finish. Whether you are preparing bare timber for varnish, smoothing filler on a plasterboard wall, stripping old paint from a window...

4.6 out of 5 stars·908 reviews

Sanding is one of those jobs that nobody looks forward to, yet it makes the difference between a project that looks homemade and one that looks professionally finished. Whether...

4.7 out of 5 stars·882 reviews

There is a particular freedom that comes with picking up a router and walking over to the workpiece — no cable to uncoil, no socket to find, no extension lead snaking across the...

4.6 out of 5 stars·879 reviews

When precision goes out the window and the job demands raw cutting power — demolishing a stud wall, slicing through embedded nails and timber in a renovation, pruning thick tree...

4.6 out of 5 stars·871 reviews

When your weekend project list includes mounting heavy kitchen wall units onto brick, anchoring a pergola to a concrete patio, or running plumbing clips along a blockwork wall, a...

4.5 out of 5 stars·889 reviews

Cutting curves, plunge-cutting worktops for sink openings, or slicing through sheet materials with nothing but a circular saw can feel like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut....