r/DIYUK • u/JustGhostin • 1d ago

Cheers Dad!

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Brought my first house earlier this year and needless to say my dad is exited to show me the ropes. He trained as carpenter and also worked as a window fitter in his 20’s before changing careers.

Blessed to have his knowledge and help.

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u/ChrisRx718 1d ago

Let us know how the multi-tool thing is, I've been watching the price for ages and it's just stuck at £70 pretty consistently. I already have a bunch of Erbauer stuff and it's lasted really well. I have 2x 2ah batteries and to be honest it's just fine for casual DIY. If one runs low the other can go on charge. Never felt the need to add a heavier, bulkier larger capacity battery yet, just keep 2 on rotation.

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u/jamesterror 1d ago

Recently bought a cordless multitool (Dewalt). Cracking bit of kit, used it for plunge cuts on plasterboard and cutting floor boards in the loft

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u/JustGhostin 1d ago

I used my dads when I was fitting a laminate floor, it was really helpful when cutting away the architrave to get the planks underneath so I didn’t have to put thresholds at every door and the floor can just run continuously throughout the house.

First job for this is going to be getting rid of some grim looking grout in the shower so I can regrout fresh

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u/MostlyAUsername 1d ago

I have this multi tool and have thrown it at all manner of awkward cutting tasks, it’s never let me down. After the first few uses you’ll curse yourself for not getting one sooner :)

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u/Square_Wonder_9284 19h ago

As per other people’s replies, the Erbauer multitool is really good. I borrowed my friends for literally about 2 years and it was spot on. I’m sure you can get better (Festool for example) but for the price point, the Erbauer is amazing value and performance.