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Cordless drill for brick

Updated: 2026-10-23

The bracket is in your hand, the wall behind the plaster is brick, and the drill you bought for flat-pack is already warm. A cordless drill for brick in this set is not any drill plus a masonry bit. Hammer mode has to be stated, and even then a combi is for a small plug hole in ordinary brick or block. It is the wrong tool once the hole stops moving, and the wrong tool for a concrete lintel. The ten amazon.co.uk listings are on the [cordless drill driver comparison](/hub/drilling-and-accessories/cordless-drill-driver). This page was prepared on 20 October 2026 from those listings, BuildWiz, Maker UK and UK Lintels. It is not a lab test of these ASINs.

The bracket is in your hand, the wall behind the plaster is brick, and the drill you bought for flat-pack is already warm. A cordless drill for brick in this set is not any drill plus a masonry bit.

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Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 cordless combi drill

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Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 cordless combi drill
9.3/10about £64.97
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Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-38 cordless combi drill

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Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-38 cordless combi drill
9.3/10about £76.50
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Bosch Bosch Professional 18V cordless impact drill driver

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Bosch Bosch Professional 18V cordless impact drill driver
7.8/10about £48.95
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On this page
  1. 1.No hammer mode means no brick
  2. 2.What a combi is for
  3. 3.Lintels, engineering brick and SDS
  4. 4.Which listings here state it

No hammer mode means no brick

A drill driver has a chuck and a clutch. It drills timber, plasterboard, plastic and light metal. It does not hammer, so the bit skates on brick and then stops. Masonry bits in the box do not add the blows. The BETENST listing does not state hammer mode. A UK reviewer could not screw a 2x4 and returned it. The Terratek listing says the drill is not designed for brick or masonry. The BLACK+DECKER BCD001 does not state hammer mode, and a UK reviewer says not to try masonry. Metal capacity is not a brick claim. The WORX WX183.2 is a drill driver: a UK reviewer says it is not a hammer drill, and two bullets describe a hedge trimmer. If your wall is timber, the buying choice is the cordless drill driver buying guide.

What a combi is for

A combi adds short axial blows in hammer mode. BuildWiz calls that suitable for light brick and block, and says stop if a hole is not progressing. It is not their tool for dense concrete, engineering brick or lintels. Maker UK calls the combi a ratchet for occasional plugs in soft brick, and an SDS a piston tool for concrete and hard brick. A hole moving in under 30 seconds is their rule of thumb, not a time measured here. Use a masonry bit matched to the plug, and keep hammer off tile. A UK EasyImpact 18V-38 reviewer drilled bathroom tiles on the drilling function, because hammer cracks ceramic. Those steps are on the how to use a cordless drill page. The 18V-40 states masonry impact at 40 Nm and 13 mm, with a 1.5 Ah battery at £64.97. The 18V-38 is 38 Nm, 10 mm and 2.5 Ah at £76.50. Amp-hours do not change the wall.
Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 cordless combi drill

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Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 cordless combi drill
9.3/10about £64.97
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Lintels, engineering brick and SDS

UK Lintels says a battery drill is a poor choice in a concrete or steel lintel and points to an SDS, with a watch for reinforcing bar. BuildWiz puts engineering brick and lintels with dense concrete. If the hole has not moved, the next tool is not a second combi with a larger Newton-metre number. An SDS uses a piston and an SDS shank, not a 10 mm or 13 mm keyless chuck. BS EN 62841-2-1 covers many drill drivers and does not cover rotary hammers. The Stanley hammer-drill bullet says 50 Nm and names chiselling. That does not make the kit an SDS, and 165 Nm is the impact driver. The difference is the impact driver versus drill page.

Which listings here state it

Hammer mode is stated on the Bosch Professional body B0FJRMNH7P at £48.95 (45 Nm, 10 mm, body only, Professional 18 V or AMPShare), on both EasyImpact kits, and on the Stanley hammer drill at 50 Nm. The Stanley kit is £140.00 with 3.9 from nine reviews and also includes the impact driver. It is an explicit no on the Terratek, and it is not stated on the BLACK+DECKER, the BETENST or the WORX. The GSB pages say combination drill and print both 55 Nm and 65 Nm, without a masonry line in the body-only bullets. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Common questions

Can this drill go into brick?
Only if the listing states hammer mode, and only for a small plug hole in ordinary brick or block. The EasyImpact 18V-40 and 18V-38 state it and include a battery. The Professional body states it and does not include a battery. The Terratek listing says no. A combi still stops when the hole stops moving.
Are masonry bits enough if there is no hammer mode?
No. The bit is the cutter. The blows come from hammer mode. The BETENST accessory list can include masonry bits while the drill type stays a basic drill with no hammer stated. Those bits do not make it a combi. Use them, if at all, only where a drill mode is appropriate, and do not take them to brick.
Will a combi drill do a concrete lintel?
Treat a concrete or steel lintel as beyond these combis. UK Lintels says a battery drill is a poor choice and points to an SDS, with reinforcing bar in mind. BuildWiz groups lintels with dense concrete and engineering brick.
What is an SDS drill, in one paragraph?
An SDS rotary hammer drives the bit with a piston and holds an SDS shank, a different fitting from the keyless chuck on these combis. Maker UK describes it as the tool for concrete, hard brick and larger holes. BS EN 62841-2-1 does not cover rotary hammers. Hire or buy one when the hole has stopped.
Does the Stanley kit chisel because the listing says so?
The hammer-drill bullet names chiselling, at 50 Nm. That is the listing’s wording. It does not make the kit an SDS rotary hammer, and it does not move 165 Nm off the impact driver. Nine reviews at 3.9 are a thin basis for chasing channels.
When do I stop and get another tool?
Stop when the hole is not progressing, when the material is engineering brick, dense concrete or a lintel, or when you cannot rule out a cable. Maker UK’s under 30 seconds line is their rule of thumb, not a timed test of these drills. An impact driver will not finish a brick hole either.

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Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures in the display file.

  1. Toolstation drill buying guide (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. Homebuilding: types of drill (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. UK Tool Store: how to choose a cordless drill (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. Gtech: how to choose a cordless drill (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK: Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. BSI: BS EN 62841-2-1:2018+A12:2022 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. HSE: Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. HSE: indicative vibration magnitudes (retrieved 22 October 2026)