Anyone drilling holes through joists for waste pipes...?

[Jim Goodenough]

If you looking for a tool to drill through joists I used one of these recently on a house I 1st fixed... 51mm TCT holesaw, very fast & very easy to remove cut timber.
Used the arbor from my bi-metal holesaw kit.
(As you know there's rule & regs as to cutting/drilling joists so keep within those parameters)

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep esp with a hole haug or angled drill its ace

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Do you have a Hole Hawg Shaun? I've been eyeing them for a while

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Do you have a Hole Hawg Shaun? I've been eyeing them for a while

No normally use an angled but I've used a chippys one last month and it's tipped me over to I need one so much better nice low toque etc

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Here you go - no commission in it for me!!
Milwaukee M18CRAD-502X 18v 2x5.0Ah Li-ion Hole Hawg Right Angle Drill Kit

 

[Sharp Point]

Here you go - no commission in it for me!!
Milwaukee M18CRAD-502X 18v 2x5.0Ah Li-ion Hole Hawg Right Angle Drill Kit

Oooof! They’re not cheap.

 

[marvoni]

Oooof! They’re not cheap.

Didn't think it was too bad considering it comes with 2x 5Ah Li-ion batteries, charger and kit-box.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Costly that

 

[Jim Goodenough]

There's different ways of considering the cost...

If you plumbed say, 3 new houses a year (when you have to drill dozen's of holes overhead through the joists) that's only £147 per house, and think what other job's it would be handy on!!

Most plumbers/heating engineers must be charging/making £240/day (some a lot more), that's only 2 days labour to cover the cost, besides no more pain of your knuckles/hand smashing off the joist when the cordless drill snags... ouch I've done it again!

 

[hammers4spanner]

240 a day pffft.

Where are you based ??

 

[Jim Goodenough]

NE England

 

[Old Account]

Oooof! They’re not cheap.

Not cheap at all but quality product. It’s a real beast to be honest

 

[Jock Spanners]

I've never drilled a hole through a joist that big so I checked and found it is permissible for a 2oomm (8 inch) joist. I learned something new today!

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Hey everyone you might find this useful... help yourselves