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No matter what DIY project you are considering carrying out, one of the first questions is Should I buy brand tool or is a cheaper alternative sufficient? There are many schools of thought from Anyone who buys cheap, buys twice, to you are only paying for the marketing budget, the truth is probably somewhere in-between.

Discount DIY Tools

No mater the machine, you will get faults in every brand from the luxury branded tools down to the discount diy tool, anything can someday have a defect. But that is not to say that you can not have 30 years of luck with a cheap drill. But what if something goes wrong? There are usually promotional offers which may not be available when you go to replace the tool. This means you get your money back, and you may find it difficult finding a replacement for the same price, alternatively they may offer to repair the tool, whatever the case will be left without a tool. When buying a discounted tool you should take this possibility into account.

DIY-House Branded Tool

These tools are a popular option, not got the big price tag to go with the big brand, but often functional, many of these own brand tools are available with long warranties, giving you the confidence that the store believe in there product, at the end of the day a faulty tool sold could end up costing the store money.

The quality of course may be lower than of a branded tool, meaning you may need to compromise. These ranges can work to very good standard, but often don’t have those finishing touches that a big brand tool may have, but certainly for the occasional diy enthusiast can be a great addition to your tool kit.

Brand tools for home improvement

These are often a more polished finish, and often do offer some increased accuracy over the cheaper home brand tools, a negative to a big brand is because of the more expensive price tag in the event of a fault you will often have to repair the existing unit, opposed to offering a replacement meaning you may again be left without a tool, a big benefit is they often offer an extended warranty meaning they could last you ear and ears.

To answer the question of which tool you should buy? you must first ask yourself, what am i going to use it for? if you are a keen DIY enthusiast always taking on those big home improvement projects then go on splash out on the superior tool, if you are only need a tool to put those shelves up after you have endured months of nagging ten save the cash and get the cheaper tool, chances are you will never see it again anyway.