Hello All of you, and it's great that this thread is always kept going.
MF, I always thought that you should buy something that excels your needs, simply because you just never know when or if having the extra volts or power maybe needed for you or if you lend it to someone else.
I too have been a Makita person and actually my son bought the Makita kit and is very happy with it.
You can't keep drilling into concrete with a cheap drill, it will only burn out, and another brand (if on special) is the Dewalt, but I would buy the Makita kit, rather than 1 Dewalt drill.
An impact drill is meant to drive screws into material better than a plain normal drill, while a hammer drill is more like a vibrating drill capable of drilling into concrete.
I'm not sure whether or not you have bought one already but you can let us know.
The only way to overcome being scared is to practise which is what I taught my ex to a long time ago.
Houses can be purchased with a garage attached to the house, with a door you can access to the house, but to attach a carport to the house takes a bit of work (exciting though for me)but what you have to consider is whether or not the carport has a concrete floor, plus you will have to make a frame between existing posts.
Let us know what stage you are at.
Best wishes.
Geoff.
