Novice drill questions for TV bracket

Hi, I have recently moved in to a place that came with a TV on the wall on a bracket. The bracket appears to be held in by about eight screws, which I'm guessing have rawplugs behind them. I would like to move this TV to another wall, which I suspect is brickwork (it's the wall inbetween two houses). Assuming it is brickwork, can I get away with a normal drill with a masonry bit? These are I suspect only screws, not massive fixings or anything. Or do I have to buy a hammer drill? I'm figuring after research that if I buy a hammer drill, I am advised to buy one with a clutch or hammer on/off switch to allow me to use the drill for other "normal" things as well? Am I on the right track here? And what drill should I be looking at that is a decent budget drill? I am not going to be doing massive amounts of DIY with it or anything really heavy, would just be useful to have one lying around in case I need it. So two questions - what drill do I need and can you recommend a decent hobbyist budget drill that might fulfil my needs? Perhaps the lower end of Bosch or something by Black and Decker etc? I can afford around 70 GBP. Sorry about the naive question, never owned a drill before. Thanks for any help. submitted by /u/BlackHoneyTobacco [link] [comments]

Apr 26, 2025 - 13:52

Hi,

I have recently moved in to a place that came with a TV on the wall on a bracket. The bracket appears to be held in by about eight screws, which I'm guessing have rawplugs behind them.

I would like to move this TV to another wall, which I suspect is brickwork (it's the wall inbetween two houses).

Assuming it is brickwork, can I get away with a normal drill with a masonry bit? These are I suspect only screws, not massive fixings or anything. Or do I have to buy a hammer drill? I'm figuring after research that if I buy a hammer drill, I am advised to buy one with a clutch or hammer on/off switch to allow me to use the drill for other "normal" things as well?

Am I on the right track here? And what drill should I be looking at that is a decent budget drill? I am not going to be doing massive amounts of DIY with it or anything really heavy, would just be useful to have one lying around in case I need it.

So two questions - what drill do I need and can you recommend a decent hobbyist budget drill that might fulfil my needs? Perhaps the lower end of Bosch or something by Black and Decker etc? I can afford around 70 GBP.

Sorry about the naive question, never owned a drill before. Thanks for any help.

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