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Yeah get some proper impact rated bits and preferably switch to Torx. Philips and impact aren't the best of buddies.

If that bit came from a bargain box/container of 10/25, the brand don't expect it to last long.
Depending upon what you're doing,
I find a combination of the Wera ring magnet, (Wera 887/4RR), bit holder
and the 'Gold' diamond Torx bits help a lot.

Impact driver combined with wera socket set and 3/8"bit driver easily the most used tool in the shed!

These also handy to not carry the drill with you: https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwaukee-swave-hex-shank-metal-drill-bits-3mm-x-65mm-2-pack/416HH?tc=VT8&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwnK60BhA9EiwAmpHZw53SPmQwg6qsx46qNC96kd2S2645UsuCDeZ7iQsF3vd1FSVhwvqyKhoCjjAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Cheap Philips bits are useless for impact. Good ones last a great deal longer, but still gradually wear - you can minimise this by paying attention to driver setting and the angle you hold it, to try and ensure the rattle you hear is the impact mechanism and not the bit turning in the screw.

Thanks again all ⬆️

why does the bit keep rounding off. Poor technique or cheap bits or summat else?

When I get my Impact Driver, I reckon I’ll need to pay close attention to what @Kimmo has said..

screw bits are notoriously bad for rounding. I need to master total speed control, some of the screws are 100mm long and pilot holes won’t go that deep. So buying the best drill bits and screws that minimise any splitting of major timber members is important..

Sure, I rounded one off shortly before posting the above and went and got yet another one from my box of accumulated drill bits.

Stuck it in and it rounded off after using it to insert just 3 screws. Pretty sure it wasn't my technique at fault and just a cheap bit.

Exactly why I did a DIY build, I already had an 8 x 6 and 10' x 6' shed either side of the garden the 10 x 6 was falling apart after 20 years and the 8 x 6 needed so much extra wood to strengthen it it cost a quarter as much again.

As I wanted a proper workshop I could work in I decided to build a 3m x 4m workshop between them, to buy something would have been £5k upwards in 2020 so I decided to build one myself with some decent sized timber including 45mm floor boards, the whole build cost me £1250, that included ironmongery and roof felt, being a lanky git I did it with a gable roof for head clearance :) Lockdown provided the opportunity and luckily I got the essential bits before the price hike.
Tools, Table saw, circular saw, nail gun, caulking gun, general woodwork tools

Mixing up Philips and Posidrive shortens the life of the bits considerably too, as do screw heads that aren't quite standard posidrive.

I tend to treat bits as disposable and buy packs, which work fine in a domestic setting.

Those spanner door handles are ace!

so much this

& @paulbiche cheers , I can't remember where I first saw the idea but just knew they were going on, two cheap spanner sets for a tenner to get a matching pair :)

That is awesome! Nice work.

Finally started shed project, screw jack pile system was straight forward enough, 100mm screws holding frame together when we flipped it with piles attached.. then hammered into the pea shingle to sink piles checking everything in level

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Looking great

Thanks @MTB-Idle I’ve had to rethink the roof scape.. the screw jack height take the eaves above the permitted limit.. but all is not lost, it will be a better garden room, just need to recalc the roof structure / wall plate arrangement

Also Pz2 screws.. fcuk em wasted too many bits.. I’m going T30 for the L100mm for the rest of the shed build

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T30

Aw hell yeah. Had no idea you could get that in a wood screw.

For you pro-shedders out there, I spotted these for £15 in Lidl Peckham at the weekend...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-organiser-and-storage-set-43-pieces/p10015821

I have a mix of very similar eBay sourced stuff for my screw wall. Flimsy but useful.

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T30 hell yeah

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Very nice! Can you tell me more about the pile system and why you decided to use that? I'm looking to build something similar soon.

Thanks @hazzelfrazzel

I originally put down a crate system when I cleared my garden. The plan was to have a standard shed sitting on that.

But since then have decided to build a more substantial structure, but didn’t want to fall foul using a concrete base (area) affecting any extension I might add to the house later

Pros using QuickJackPro Pile system

• Long lasting
  
• Can tolerate upto 15cm of adjustment on uneven ground
  
• Can be used on hard and soft surfaces
  
• Won’t be affected by damp
  
• Enables air circulation under the building
  
  

Cons using QuickJack Pile system

• Adds overall height to building may affect local planning restrictions
  
  

The base frame using 4x2” C24 kiln dried timber sections, same sections for wall and roof structure too.. 2x 9mm ply for the sub floor, two layers to cross lap joints. Roof deck will be 12mm marine ply hopefully on once roof arrangement is corrected..

Roof lining, external wall cladding, Celotex insulation next purchase, then electrics..

before photos from 2022, yep I had my own flagpole..

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Decades of neglect ^ before I bought the house.. screw jack piles definitely recommend this approach

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Ooh, thanks for so much detail! I'll read up on that pile system, and keen to hear how you get on as the build progresses.