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Best drywall screw gun UK for the job you are doing

Updated: 23 October 2026

You are boarding a spare room this weekend, and every result claims to be the best drywall screw gun UK. Four guns stayed in this comparison. Two of the specification tables disagree with their own titles. A high star count is a mixed-country sample, and it does not fill in a missing battery. This page says who each listing is for, and when you should leave amazon.co.uk for a trade gun. Prices and box contents sit on the [drywall screwdriver comparison](/hub/hand-tools/drywall-screwdriver). Peter F., DIY & tools editor, wrote this on 22 October 2026 from those listings, not from a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You are boarding a spare room this weekend, and every result claims to be the best drywall screw gun UK. Four guns stayed in this comparison. Two of the specification tables disagree with their own titles.

Our top picks

DEWALT DEWALT DCF630B tool only

Best overall

DEWALT DEWALT DCF630B tool only
8.8/10about £173.67
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Einhell Einhell TE-DY 18 Li-Solo

Best value

Einhell Einhell TE-DY 18 Li-Solo
8.6/10about £83.99
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ONEMANA ONEMANA collated screw gun BR8504

Alternative

ONEMANA ONEMANA collated screw gun BR8504
3.0/10about £104.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best can mean in this set
  2. 2.Best value when you already have Einhell batteries
  3. 3.The DeWalt if you want that shape of gun
  4. 4.The listings to leave, and the trade exit

What best can mean in this set

Best only means something once you name the job. In this set that is a hand-fed ceiling on a battery you already own, a hand-fed DeWalt-shaped gun with no magazine in the box, or a magazine claim the page does not settle. The samples mix countries. Two of 50 Einhell texts and ten of 50 DeWalt texts are marked United Kingdom. Many other DeWalt texts are marked United States. The magazine file is seven German texts, and the collated file is one UK text and one German text. You cannot treat 4.4 as a British poll. The forks before a model name are in the plasterboard screw gun buying guide.

Best value when you already have Einhell batteries

If you already own Einhell Power X-Change packs, the best value in this set is the TE-DY 18 Li-Solo at £83.99. It is a hand-fed gun with an adjustable depth stop, an LED, selectable continuous run, a 6.35 mm magnetic holder, and an E-Box. Einhell’s page describes a brush motor and no battery in the box. A UK review says the depth stayed consistent, and that a plasterboard ceiling was easier than depth-stop bits. One UK buyer found it hard on bits and uncomfortable enough to stop. A single Netherlands review describes a unit that arrived smelling of burnt plastic. If you still have to buy a Power X-Change battery and charger, £83.99 is not the finished price.
DEWALT DEWALT DCF630B tool only

Testsieger

DEWALT DEWALT DCF630B tool only
8.8/10about £173.67
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The DeWalt if you want that shape of gun

The DCF630B is the kept gun with the clearest tool-only line and a printed weight of 1.18 kg. The table prints 4,400 RPM. UK reviews call it light, and one reviewer drove 55 mm screws. It is the wrong SKU if you wanted a collated kit. The contents line is the screwgun and a belt clip. A US review mentions a separate DCF6202 attachment, and that attachment is not in this box. The listing names 20V Max and does not name a UK 18 V XR pack. The number-of-batteries field prints 1, which fights the title, so treat the box as no battery. Whether strips are worth buying is on the collated or hand-fed page. Whether 20V Max is the right supply is on cordless or corded.

The listings to leave, and the trade exit

Neither ONEMANA row is a pick while the tables conflict. B0D145G1RG claims a magazine and 25–57 mm screws, then prints 4,200 RPM in the bullets and 5,000 RPM in the table. A 2 Ah spec field is not a battery in the contents line. The only UK review says the gun jammed on first use and went back after about five minutes. B0D14FHKGF is £89.99. The title says cordless, machine only, and 2 Ah, and the spec table says corded electric. All seven review texts are marked Germany, and they include a jam and a nose about 2 mm too long for standard bits. Leave this set when you board most days, or when the magazine has to be named in the box. Kitd’s Makita and collated DeWalt prices are shop figures, not these amazon.co.uk stickers. At work, PUWER 1998 expects a suitable, maintained gun and someone trained to use it. A specified fire or acoustic lining follows the system sheet, not a star line.

Common questions

Which of these four should I buy for a ceiling?
For one ceiling with loose screws, and a Power X-Change battery you already own, the Einhell at £83.99 is the settled hand-fed buy in this set. A UK review describes that job as easier than depth bits. Neither the Einhell nor the DCF630B includes a magazine if one hand must stay on the board.
Is 4.4 stars on the DeWalt a UK verdict?
No. The listing line is 4.4 from 2,161 amazon.co.uk ratings, and the file’s 50 texts mix United Kingdom and United States. Ten of those 50 are marked United Kingdom. Those UK notes praise weight and comfort, and they also include a squeal and a gun that later ignored the trigger.
Why not the £89.99 ONEMANA?
The title says cordless and machine only. The spec table says corded electric. Included components list a charger, while the title also prints 2 Ah, so the battery is unsettled. None of the seven review texts in the file is marked United Kingdom. German notes include a jam in the screw slide and a nose that did not suit standard bits.
Why not the £104.99 collated ONEMANA?
The bullets claim a magazine and 25–57 mm screws, which is the feature the hand-fed guns lack. The same listing prints 4,200 RPM and 5,000 RPM, and it does not put a battery in the contents line. The only UK review describes a jam on first use and a return after about five minutes.
What if I board every day?
Then this amazon.co.uk set is a poor match. You want a gun whose magazine is listed in the box, a service route, and a screw strip the manufacturer names. Trade bodies such as the Senco, Fein, or Makita guns sit outside these four rows. At work the gun also has to be suitable and maintained, and you have to be trained to use it.

Related pages

Drywall screwdriver

Plasterboard screw gun buying guide for a first UK room

Collated or hand-fed drywall screw gun for UK ceilings

Cordless or corded drywall screwdriver for a UK ceiling

How to set drywall screw depth without tearing the paper

Sources

Public UK sources and maker pages are listed below. Shelf prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk listing figures used in this comparison. This page did not lab-test depth, noise, vibration or runtime.

  1. British Gypsum, screw fixing centres for partitions, ceilings and encasements (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. British Gypsum site book, edges and screw length (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. HSE, selecting equipment (PUWER) (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. HSE research report RR1182, battery tools and noise (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. HSE, construction noise (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, regulation 35 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. Makita UK, FS2500/2 corded screwdriver (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. Homebuilding, screwing into plasterboard (retrieved 22 October 2026)