Good hammer drill for hard concrete walls in condominium??

[imported_Tessan]

I have just moved into a condominium and have a small dilemma, my walls are concrete and extremely hard. I'm considering buying a hammer drill and need help. Which one do you have and how do they work on hard concrete walls?

Gratefully accepting answers.

 

[Sernando]

You need an SDS rotary hammer and then small drill bits first, then larger ones.

Impact drill is okay for brick, not very good for hard concrete.

 

[imported_Tessan]

Aha!
Thank you for your answer, then I will have to look up an SDS drill hammer.

 

[MathiasS]

I was initially going to say "buy anything at Jula that is called a rotary hammer" but I see that those machines are large and clunky.

Makita and Bosch make good and handy rotary hammers. For example, the GBH 2–28F from Bosch. A bit of a boring expense if you're only going to put up a curtain rod, but all concrete becomes as soft as wood.... Affordable SDS drills can be bought at Hornbach - their brand Alpen works excellently.

 

[imported_Tessan]

I was first going to say "buy anything at Jula that is called a rotary hammer," but I see that those machines are large and cumbersome.

Makita and Bosch make good and handy rotary hammers. For example, the GBH 2–28F from Bosch. A bit of a boring expense if you're just going to put up a curtain rod, but all concrete becomes as soft as wood... Affordable SDS bits can be bought at Hornbach - their Alpen brand works excellently.

Thank you so much for the response!
I have quite a few holes that need to be made, my partner was here yesterday and his machine wasn't enough, so I guess I need a rotary hammer. So good with this forum, you always learn something new!

Do you think an Alpen from Hornbach would work for extremely hard concrete walls?

 

[MathiasS]

A thousand thanks for the response!
I have some holes that need to be made, my partner was here yesterday and his machine wasn't enough so I guess it's a rotary hammer I need. So great with this forum, you always learn something new!

Do you think an Alpen from Hornbach would work for extremely hard concrete walls?

Alpen works excellently in hard walls. Be careful not to press hard, it's not necessary with a rotary hammer.

A Makita alternative:

https://www.amazon.se/Makita-HR1841...0&psc=1&mcid=d2a1b12d1b513b9db8c4a69eb112c602

 

[imported_Tessan]

The Alpen works excellently in hard walls. Be careful not to press too hard, it's not needed with a hammer drill.

A Makita alternative:

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Thank you so much!
Then maybe even I can manage to make holes in my walls haha!

 

[MathiasS]

Of course you can, it's not difficult.

The difficult part might be knowing what is behind that you don't want to drill into. The hole itself is not the problem.

 

[Ossian K Olsson]

I have recently moved to a condominium and have a little dilemma, my walls are concrete and extremely hard. I'm considering buying a hammer drill and need help. Which one do you have and how do they work on hard concrete walls?

Gratefully awaiting responses.

The difference is vast.

Anecdote! I'll never forget when I broke a hammer drill at home when I was going to set up a TV. It burned out. So it was Bauhaus and I bought myself a rotary hammer. At that time I didn't understand the difference and took the rotary hammer because "it looked cool" and was a Bosch blue. That was pretty much the only criterion then.

Came home and started drilling. It was like running a ballpoint pen through warm butter. The drill just flew in without me needing to press or curse.

I've had mine for 7-8 years now and love every time I get to use it. Go and buy a real rotary hammer yourself and throw away that whiny tool you have!

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