Best Masonry Drill Bits

Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by spannerw, Sep 20, 2020.

  1. spannerw

    spannerw Screwfix Select

    Morning All
    I need to drill several 6mm holes in my concrete garage floor. I do not have an SDS drill, just a normal hammer drill.
    Can anybody suggest a decent make drill bit please?

    Thank you
     
  2. Jord86

    Jord86 Screwfix Select

    Bosch are good, they're all much over muchness in this capacity.
     
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  3. stuart44

    stuart44 Screwfix Select

    When going into a really hard material it's about the drill as well. If I try and drill into a Chert wall(like Flint) my Bosch 2kg will burn out the bit, but using the big Titan it hammers through easily. A powerful drill hammers the bit in, whereas a weaker drill spins it and the end heats up too much.
     
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  4. unphased

    unphased Screwfix Select

    To drill a hole in concrete you really do need an SDS drill. No amount of drill bits can beat a proper drill machine like an SDS. My normal drill is resigned to drilling wood these days. Masonry and concrete SDS every time
     
  5. stevie22

    stevie22 Screwfix Select

    You should be fine with a hammer drill and a decent bit: concrete in a garage floor not likely to be the best quality.
     
  6. Ian1980

    Ian1980 Member

    Bosch blue multiconstruction bits are what i would use.
     
  7. Ian1980

    Ian1980 Member

  8. unphased

    unphased Screwfix Select

    Disagree. Garage floor would be hard as rock. Bosch bits are good for brick, block, ceramic and wood. No good for concrete. You need an SDS.
     
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  9. Ian1980

    Ian1980 Member

    You are welcome to disagree all you like however i have just taken some pics to show they handle concrete just fine.

    Ps, note these holes were done with a battery drill and took seconds to go over an inch deep.
     
  10. Ian1980

    Ian1980 Member

    Brb need to resize the images as the file size is too large
     
  11. spannerw

    spannerw Screwfix Select

    Thanks for all the replies. Can’t really justify buying an SDS drill for 8 holes. I have ordered some Bosch as Jord suggested, will see what they are like tomorrow. Thanks again.
     
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  12. Ian1980

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  13. unphased

    unphased Screwfix Select

    With respect paving flags are not standard concrete they are made with very fine aggregate, sand and cement and are relatively easy to drill. The hole under the tiles was probably in a sand cement screed, not concrete. But obviously you managed to drill in to it.
     
  14. Ian1980

    Ian1980 Member

    With respect, there was no tile, what you see is bitumen on top of.....

    A concrete floor.
     
  15. unphased

    unphased Screwfix Select

    Ok. I am wrong.
     
  16. dinkydo

    dinkydo Screwfix Select

    thank god for that, thought this was gonna drag on and on :p
     

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