Best Brand for Your Home Power Tools

From small maintenance tasks to big renovations, you will need tools at home to get things done. Drills, saws, grinders, and even vacuum cleaners, after you arrive at your favourites tool shops in Sydney, you will see a tremendous variety of brands! Bosch, Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Hilti, Metabo, Paslode, Bahco, and the list goes on... Which one should you buy? How can it be so difficult to buy a simple drill? Don't panic; we will help you out by listing the good, the bad, and the ugly of each brand to make an informed decision.

Power tool brands

MAKITA

Whether you have your own construction or tradesman business, or you are a DIY handyman enthusiast, you must have heard of the Makita brand as one of the most reputable with regards to comfort and reliability. What you have heard is the absolute truth. Through the years, Makita has developed power tools for domestic or professional use that are comfortable to use, get the job done, and last longer than the competitors' brands. 

Of course, reputation comes with a price, and this is true in the case of Makita. The prices for Makita tools are higher than other power tool brands. While the higher price might discourage you from buying one, you have to think of it as an investment. For instance, if you buy a cheaper drill or even a low-quality one from a non-popular brand, you might not even be able to get the job done, or it could even break in a short period of time, forcing you to buy another one. In the end, saving by buying a cheaper tool can easily become a higher expense in the long run.

Also, the batteries that Makita's power tools use can often run for longer than other drills. These advantages make Makita one of the preferred brands for power tools for big home renovation projects and tradespeople.

Makita's batteries often run longer than the ones of the competitor brands.

BOSCH

Attention for all DIY enthusiasts. Bosch stands out as the most popular option for those house owners that want to take care of their maintenance and small projects during the weekend. With an excellent balance of price-quality, Bosch has been able to satisfy customers who use the power tools for smaller projects.

While professionals do recognize the good quality of the power tools produced by Bosch, it is not their main preference due to the lack of comfort for using the tools for extended periods of time.

Through the years, Bosch has focused their efforts on producing tools and products for house owners who want to take small to medium DIY projects at home. Bosch provides a wide variety of cordless and corded tools and has also put home appliances onto the market. A nice strategy to make the brand known to non-professionals.

The good price-quality balance of Bosch power tools makes it the preferred option for DIY enthusiasts.

DEWALT

Did you know that DeWalt started with a single electric woodworking machine that we now know as the radial arm saw? That was back in 1922, and since then, DeWalt has created high-end products to the point of having the reputation of the most popular hammer brand around.

Providing a wide variety of cordless and corded power tools, DeWalt has designed its products to create different tiers of products. The lowest tier being focused on domestic use, and from there to the highest tier, the focus is on professional tradesmen.

Prices are balanced, not the highest nor the lowest, and their design is very attractive, always sticking to their commonly known yellow. Whether your project is big or small, you intend to use it for short or long periods of time. DeWalt offers you a balanced product to meet your needs and get the job done.

DeWalt offers a wide catalogue of power tools that have a nice balance of price-quality

HITACHI

The Japanese brand offers a limited catalogue of products that are focused on DIY beginners. With good options for cordless screwdrivers at a reasonable price, you might want to consider some of the options Hitachi offers for basic tools and simpler jobs at home.

Unable to compete with bigger brands such as Makita and DeWalt, Hitachi remains in the market due to the good quality of their products. However, professional tradesmen do not use this brand due to a lack of power and reliability for bigger projects.

Hitachi presents an excellent variety of tools for beginners but also has more professional options.

Ryobi

Another Japanese brand but that offers a way bigger catalogue of products compared to Hitachi. Ideal for DIY enthusiasts, Ryobi is a brand that you can even trust for a complete house renovation. Just like other big brands, Ryobi offers an ample variety of cordless products that work with the same 18v battery. Having one battery allows you to easily interchange the battery among the tools and pay less by buying the power tool without the battery.

Another series of products for the garden is also available with their 36v version of their battery. DIY-ers that enjoy doing projects at home would definitely enjoy having the variety of tools that Ryobi has.

Even professional tradesmen buy Ryobi tools due to the practicality of their products and reasonable prices.

Ryobi offers a practical series of power tools that share the same interchangeable 18v battery.

MILWAUKEE

With products of a bit higher price than average, Milwaukee aims to provide specialised power tools. Drills, screwdrivers, and hammers that adapt to small spaces or challenging angles and lightweight tools for hard-to-reach places make Milwaukee tools collection something desirable for professionals and expert DIY-ers.

Also carrying a great reputation with their long-lasting red lithium battery technology, Milwaukee captures the attention of many tradesmen for their specialty work. However, beginners tend to skip Milwaukee products due to the higher price and because the unique and special tools are rarely needed for home small projects.

Specialty is probably the best word to describe the high-end power tools produced by Milwaukee.

WHERE CAN YOU BUY THE BEST POWER TOOLS?

There are so many options for buying these tools online that there is no point in listing them all. However, the prices of power tools vary greatly depending on the season, the release of new products, stock, and shop's storage. Therefore, you have to be careful when going online to buy these power tools. Make sure to always compare prices from different sites before making your decision. And keep an eye on the details! Sometimes you might find the same drill for a lower price without noticing that the reason is that it is sold without a battery or accessory.

After you find the lower price, you can always go to one of the best tool shops in Sydney, F&K Power Tools. Ask them for the tool you are looking for, get their advice, and if you see the one you want for a lower price somewhere else, give them a call! They might put it at a lower price just for you.

Buying the tool is just the beginning of your project at home, but you want to know the basics of maintenance for your tool. The team at F&K Power Tools have years of experience with different brands and models of power tools and can therefore give you the much-needed advice to take good care of your new toy.

WHAT IF THEY BREAK?

If your power tools fail, then F&K Power Tools is the place to go for a repair. They are the official factory authorised repair shop for:

• MAKITA

• MILWAUKEE

• PASLODE

• HONDA

• FESTOOL

• HUSQVARNA CONSTRUCTION

• HIKOKI (HITACHI)

• BOSCH

• METABO

So no matter what happens, you are in the best professional hands.

See the catalogue on the online store now, or visit the store for a more personal approach!

F & K Power Tools

Address: 86-88 Parramatta Rd, Stanmore NSW 2048, Australia 

Phone: 02 9519 7997 

Website: https://fktools.com.au/

Opening hours:

Mon - Fri - 7am - 5pm

Saturday - 8am - 1pm