SDS Drill Hire in Sheffield

Local SDS Drill Hire Sheffield

A SDS hammer drill is the ideal tool to use for the drilling of hard brickwork, concrete, and most types of masonry. Unlike a percussion drill a SDS drill can tackle the difficult job of drilling into really hard engineering bricks, concrete, and hard stone. It does this by way of a powerful hammer action mechanism that is built into this type of power tool. It can be obtained for rental from your local tool hire shop.

What does the SDS on a sds drill stand for? 

SDS stands for Special Direct System, although some users refer to it as a "slotted drive system" due to the bits having a slot cut into each side of their shanks. These slots allow the drill bit being used to be hammered forward by the powerful action of the tool, whilst being gripped by ball bearings that locate within the same slots. This differs from a percussion type drill where the drill bit is secured with a jawed chuck. It is also worth noting that sds and sds+ (plus) refer to the same type of tool.

How does a sds hammer drill work?

One of these tools works by way of an internal piston that fires the inserted drill bit back and forth at a high percussion rate. At the same time the motor within the tool rotates the bit around, this dual action allows the tool to deliver a high force that basically rotates and hammers the drill bit through most types of hard construction materials.

The friction of the drill bit being used is kept relatively low -  increasing the effectiveness of this type of power tool. The slots (mentioned above) that are present in the drill bit allow the bit to glide forward and back easily as it is rotated. As you can probably imagine, these "slots" should be greased slightly with each change of drill bit to maintain the performance as well as reliability and ease of drill bit changing.

Are all sds+ drills the same?

If you are looking to hire a sds drill from a tool hire shop in Sheffield you may be offered a choice of models to pick from. All sds drills are hammer drills that are designed for the heavy drilling of hard concrete, masonry, and stone materials.

Usually available to hire are models that are two mode or three mode. A two (2) mode sds drill will work in the hammer action mode mentioned above as well as having a rotary (non-hammer action) action. The rotary action is used for the drilling of metal, plastics, and woodwork and will require a suitable adapter and chuck to be fitted. A three (3) mode sds+ drill also has the addition of a "hammer only" function. When used this stops the rotation of the unit allowing small sized chisel to be fitted, these can be used for light chiselling of masonry, plaster, and soft building materials such as mortar, cement, and breeze / thermal blocks. This "hammer action" mode is also commonly referred to as "rotary stop", and "chisel action" mode by professional users and tool hire shops.

Can you use "normal" drill bits in a sds hammer drill?   

You cannot use "normal" smooth shanked masonry drill bits in a sds+ drill - and there would be no benefit in trying to do so! These heavy duty hammer drills must be fitted with sds+ drill bits which can be freely purchased at your tool rental shop as well as at most DIY superstores. SDS drill bits can also be purchased online from all types of outlets including here.

What are SDS Max drills?

These are a totally different type and specification of drills. SDS Max drills are power tools that have a different "bit" system and which are designed for the drilling of really large diameter holes in masonry.

If your unsure as to which type of hammer drill you need for a particular job - simply ask the tool hire shop for advice! As a rule if you need to drill a hole up to around 24mm in size then a sds hammer drill is what you want. Above this size then you are probably looking at a sds "max" unit.

What about drilling holes for an extractor fan, ductwork, and piping?

A sds drill may be suitable for carrying out the above - but only with a core drill attachment. It all depends on the size of hole that needs drilling, the depth of the hole, and the type of material. Again for advice we recommend you contact your local tool hire company.   

Where can you find a company that offers SDS Drill Hire in Sheffield?

This powerful tool can be rented for use on a temporary basis from Turner Hire based in Sheffield.

It can be hired for a single day, several days, over a weekend, or for an alternative period of time.

Contact Details:

Turner Hire and Sales
426 London Road
(Near Queens Road)
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S2 4ND

Telephone: (0114) 2581682

Cement Mixer Hire in Leeds

The compact sized Belle Minimix 150 is an industry standard cement mixer that is available from most tool hire shops that are in Leeds as well as throughout the whole of the UK.

Belle Minimix 150 Cement Mixer

If you need to use the service of cement mixer hire Leeds, look no further than at one of these machines. They will do most mixing tasks that are required, and don't cost the earth to hire!

Proven reliability and performance:

This particular brand of mixing machines has been proven time and time again to be the make that meets the needs of both the hire company as well as the end user. In fact a large majority of users rate Belle Mixers as the number one choice for cement mixers Worldwide. Their reliability, robustness, and performance stand out amongst other brands when it comes to this type of machinery. 

What does a cement mixer do? 

One of these machines (also referred to as a concrete mixer) uses a rotating drum to combine cement, aggregate, and water to form concrete. Unlike large industrial capacity cement mixers, the Belle Minimix 150 is a portable tool that allows batches of cement to be made on the construction or work site. This could be on a construction site where a team of builders are working, or alternatively it could be in a garden area at a Leeds private address where a "domestic" customer is undertaking a home landscaping project.  

Has cement always been mixed by use of a mixing machine? 

No, and in fact still today cement is still mixed by hand in many situations. For really small batches of cement or concrete hand mixing is entirely acceptable - and maybe the most cost effective solution. The hand mixing of cement is usually carried out in a steel builders wheelbarrow or on a plastic mixing tray.   

Cement Mixing Tray

What types of jobs can you use a mixing tray for? 

A cement mixing tray is ideal for those jobs when you only need to prepare a small quantity of cement, concrete, or mortar. This could be for use when concreting a few fence posts in, carrying out pointing repairs to a patio or a decorative wall in your garden, or for other small jobs that need doing for home building maintenance. 


Advantages and uses of a cement mixer machine:

Your local tool hire shop in Leeds can usually supply you with several variations of the Belle Minimix Cement Mixer. The variations apply to the different "power" options that are available to the end user. When hiring one of these tools you can usually opt for a 110v powered unit, a 240v model, or a petrol engined mixer. 

Home users will normally pick a 240v model, as this is what most householders will use on their domestic mains electric supply, tradespeople however will usually choose the rental of a 110v model. Although a mains transformer will be required to use this type the 110v mixer is safer to use because of the lesser voltage involved.

Need to use a mixer away from where there is a power supply? Consider a petrol engined mixer, one of these can be used where ever you want as long as there is adequate ventilation around the work area where the machine is to be sited. 

When choosing to hire a cement mixer you will find they are:

• Compact in size, can be transported relatively easy
• They can produce a full barrow load or cement, concrete, or mortar
• Their drums have quick mixing paddles
• The electric models have a no volt safety switch
• Can be supplied with a convenient swivel "tip-up" stand
• Are ideal for use with "bagged" aggregates and cement mixes  

How to clean a cement or concrete mixer after use?

This is a job which can be quite time consuming and messy. In fact many householders and builders regularly ask the question of

How do I clean and remove concrete and old mortar from a mixers drum?

When it comes to the removing of old mortar there are several ways you can do this:

1. Chisel or hammer off the old cement and concrete 
2. Use an acid type cleaner 
3. Use a dedicated concrete cleaning liquid / solution

In each case please ensure you follow the appropriate instructions and safety guidelines. PPE must always be used when carrying out the cleaning of old cement, concrete, or mortar. 

What about spillages that come out of a mixers drum? 

Splashes and spillages can come out of a mixers drum when it is in use or when it is being cleaned. These splashes can not only soil surface areas and other objects around where the mixer is sited, they can also cause injury to people too.

Each year a fair number of people receive hospital treatment because of splashes received in their eyes or faces from materials that are flung out of mixers drum. It therefore makes sense to try and prevent this. The same goes for any damage that is caused from a stray stone or pebble that may be thrown out of a mixers drum - it is better to prevent this from happening in the first place, or at least reduce the risk to a minimum.

How to prevent splashes whilst using or cleaning a mixer:

One of the best ways to do this is to cover the aperture on the drum up with a cement mixer lid. No doubt this is something which a lot of builders and landscapers do anyway - probably with an old dustbin lid or a piece of wood that they have lying around. But there is a modern dedicated lid that you can buy now in the UK. One of these attachments simply pushes into the drum giving it a snug fit to stop materials being thrown out. A "lid" will not prevent all splashes from occurring, bit it will reduce it to a very large degree. Most "lids" are manufactured from a plastic or a soft resin type material giving it a good service life as well as being robust, such as the one sold under the UK Splashstoppa © brand name. Read more on the splashstoppa

Where can you find a company that offers Cement Mixer Hire in Leeds?

This popular item of equipment can be sourced on a temporary basis from Insta Hire Leeds.

It can be rented for a single day, several days, over a weekend, or for an alternative period of time.

Private customers as well as the trade are catered for at their tool hire shop in Leeds. 

Contact Details:

Insta Hire
Hudswell Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1AG

Telephone: (0113) 4840400



.

Podium Step Hire in Leeds

The Podium Step is a relatively new piece of non-powered access equipment that allows you to work safe at low level heights.

It is a proven statistic that a large number of accidents happen in the workplace when inspection, maintenance, and repair work is undertaken whilst personnel are working off a step ladder or extension ladder.

In years gone by it was common practice for builders, joiners, electricians, engineers, and other tradesman to work off a ladder. The design and introduction of the podium step to the tool hire market has now provided a safer alternative.

If you are looking around at low level non powered items of access equipment you will find there are several styles of podium steps available to hire, depending on the company you hire from as well as slight variations in brands that are freely available.

What they all have in common though is built in hand and guard rails, several platforms heights, and the ability to be easily moved / transported from one work area to another.

The City of Leeds in West Yorkshire is home to many businesses and companies that have a need for podium step hire. The same goes for educational establishments including colleges, schools, and universities. All of these sites require the use of non-powered access equipment at one time or another to carry our various types of maintenance or project work.

Where can you find a company that offers Podium Step Hire Leeds?

This versatile item of access equipment can be sourced on a temporary basis from MF Hire based at Morley in Leeds.

It can be rented for a single day, several days, over a weekend, or for an alternative period of time.

Contact Details:

MF Hire Limited
Howley Park Road East
Morley, Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS270SW

Telephone: (0113) 2380646

Pipe Pressing Tool Hire

Pipe Press Tool Hire for Heating and Plumbing applications 

The Rems Akku-Press Cordless Pipe Pressing Tool is a valuable piece of equipment to have in your tool kit.

Powered off a Li-Ion rechargeable battery pack this Rems tool allows fast repeat jointing to be made with a wide variety of pipe fittings including the popular Yorkshire Fittings (by Pegler) and Geberit Mapress Fittings. In addition to the tool you will need the correct tong to undertake connection joints on your heating or plumbing pipe fittings. 

As you would expect with Rems a comprehensive range are available to suit most pipe fittings for copper, steel, as well as various types of plastic piping.

In the UK there are countless numbers of press fittings on the market for press jointing of both gas and water pipes. These are for copper, steel, as well as several plastic types of piping.

What about traceability?

The REMS pressing tongs / pressing rings with a pressing contour M, V, SA, B, RN and UP, have worked a specific marking into the pressing contour which leaves a lasting impression on the pressed fitting after the pressing  process has been completed. This enables the user to check again whether the most suitable pressing tongs or the suitable pressing ring have been used to make the pressfit connection (even after the pressing process). With this traceability REMS fulfils the recommendations of the European standard EN 1775:2007 for the installation of press fitting systems for gas.

Buy or hire one of these tools?

If you are a full time gas or plumbing engineer you may choose to buy one of these pipe pressing tools, if you only need one on an occasional basis though it may be more cost effective to hire one instead.

This cordless pressing tool can usually be hired from a tool hire shop that supplies engineering and plumbing equipment as well as construction equipment. It is not a tool that can be found in a tool hire shop that focusses on products for DIY'ers. It is classed as a specialist and unique tool that is designed for the trade user that recognises the time saving benefit it offers over traditional compression and the various soldering methods of completing pipe fitting joints.

Pipe Joint Pressing Machine Hire

The picture above shows the identification marking of the Geberit Mapress / Pegler Yorkshire compatible fitting connection. The Rems pressing tong / ring leaves this mark to allow full traceability (even after the joint pressing process).  

Other useful pages in our website blog in relation to equipment and tool hire include our page on website links, our page that features some of the most relevant photographs and images of tool hire products, and our page on specialist cleaning equipment hire in Sheffield.  

The service of heavy duty road sweeper hire in Leeds is another page which features a great deal of useful information on, targeted to the service of road sweeping in this West Yorkshire city that is home to a great deal of house construction sites. 

You can enjoy useful information on these products and related services courtesy of the local tool hire website that can be found here.  

  

Marquee Furniture Hire in York

Hire Furniture for Marquee Events in York

If you have booked a marquee for your event, party, or wedding in York, do you now need to hire some suitable furniture?

If so you will not be disappointed with what is available when it comes to the choice of furniture hire for use in a marquee.

If the event is a private celebration party such as an anniversary celebration or wedding then we recommend you take a close look at the popular limewash banquet chairs.

This item of seating really looks great in a marquee with its soft colours and natural light wood finish. When fitted with a cream or ivory coloured seat pad this style of chair can really make a marquee event seem special.

York has some great venues where a marquee can be sited including some of its historic houses and halls, its luxury hotels, and of course in private gardens.

Marquees come in all different sizes from small through to large depending on your function or party size and also the space available at your chosen venue.

When choosing York marquee hire you will need to take into account not only the size of your chosen marquee to fit in with available outdoor space at your York venue, but also to suit the number of people and equipment within.

If possible choose a marquee that is slightly larger than your actual needs, this way you will be able to have a few more options as to where to site the chairs and tables that you will be using for catering and dinning purposes.

What you don't want is for the tables and chairs to be squashed together inside the marquee. Not only will this be unsightly it will also be uncomfortable for your guests.

Everyone needs to feel comfortable and this can be helped by choosing the right size of marquee, the prior planning of where equipment and furniture is to go, and awareness of entrances and exit points.

Should you choose round or rectangular tables?

This is down to the internal layout of the marquee as well as your catering or dinning plans.

If the event is quite formal then (such as for a wedding or private celebration party) round tables are more appropriate, especially when the tables are dressed with light coloured table cloths and linen. Think of cream or white coloured table cloths matched with the previously mentioned limewash chairs and you should get an idea of what we mean!

For informal and corporate events rectangular trestle style tables will probably be used with the 6' x 2' 6" size being the item of choice.

For club meetings and gatherings you can have plain wooden topped tables or again have them covered with table linen - it all depends on what the individual York event that you are hosting is!

Which types of chairs should be chosen?

We have already mentioned the limewash style banquet chair. This forms the backbone of seating when it comes to special occasions such as weddings, engagement parties, and similar events that are hosted in a marquee.

When choosing suitable chair hire for marquee use there is normally several deciding factors. (1) Suitability as regards appearance and comfortable seating. This dictates a chair which is upholstered or has an upholstered seat pad at the very least. (2) Practicality as regards usage.

Agricultural and country shows may require a quantity of chairs which are easy to wipe clean after use, such as a basic folding type of seat or patio type plastic chair. (3) Budget available to hire the chairs.

Depending on your available budget this could determine what type of marquee furniture you choose to hire. Basic folding seats will be cheaper to hire than wooden banqueting chairs for example.

For more details on marquee furniture hire in York visit this local event furniture hire company

Tool Hire Companies in Sheffield

A-Z Listings Of Local Tool Hire Companies In Sheffield, South Yorkshire

These featured companies all provide the service of tool hire Sheffield for trade as well as private users. You can rent diy equipment, garden machinery and specialist products for many different types of applications. 

Bank Street Equipment Hire

46A Bank Street, Mexborough,
S64 9LL

Telephone: (01709) 581911
--------------------

Banson

171 Effingham Street,
S65 1BL

Telephone: (01709) 514000
--------------------

Tedbar Tinker Hire 

96 Holywell Road,
S4 8AS

Telephone: (0114) 2444238 

Main supplier in this city for the supply of lifting equipment products. 
--------------------

Turner Hire

426 London Road
Sheffield S2 4ND 

Telephone: 0114 2581682 

Local supplier of building and construction equipment and power tools. 

Also a local stockist for Flogas Bottled Gas Refills in Sheffield for Cabinet Heaters, Propane Gas Space Heaters, Burning Torches and BBQ units that run off LPG

Turner Hire Sheffield supplies exchange refills of cabinet heater gas in Sheffield, butane gas, and propane gas in all popular sizes including the large 47kg size cylinder. 
---------------------

Find Local Companies In Sheffield For The Rental Of Access Equipment, Building Products And Specialist Tools, Carpet Cleaners and Floor Cleaning Machines, Concrete Mixer Hire, Dewalt Power Tools, Gardening Tools Including Hedgecutters, Lawnmowers, Lawn Turf Cutters, Petrol Strimmers, Garden Shredders, Powered Access Equipment Including Cherry Pickers, Telescopic Booms, Electric And Diesel Fuelled Scissor Lifts, Floor Sanders, Genie Material Lifts, Central Heating Power Flusher Pumps, Portable Space Heaters, Portable Air Conditioners,

Most tool hire shops in Sheffield supply a useful range of equipment as well as tool hire products for both Diy users as well as professional trade users. 

The service is a popular one that can often be more cost effective than having to buy a particular tool for a one job, or if the tool is very expensive and funds are not available to buy it in the first place. 

Tool Hire Companies tend to include in their product range items and power tools that are regularly needed, and ones which they can readily supply. 

Heavy duty hammer drills are just one example, especially with regards to cordless and electric sds drills that are used for drilling into hard brickwork, all types of masonry and stone. 

Most tool hire companies in Sheffield also tend to stock a good choice of garden machinery with products that include Hedgetrimmers, Hedgecutters, garden Leaf Blower machines, Lawnmowers and garden Rotavator machines. 

Some of the companies also supply chain saws and pruners. 

Access Equipment is another product range that most tool hire shops in Sheffield can also supply, especially shops such as Hirestation in Attercliffe and Turner Hire on London Road in Sheffield S2. 

Both of these local suppliers can help you with podium step hire, alloy access tower hire, extension ladders, and decorators hop-up platforms. 

Lifting products are catered for by several recommended tool hire companies that are based in Sheffield, these being Speedy Hire Services that is close to Meadowhall in Sheffield, Hirestation on Attercliffe Common, and Tedbar Tinker that is based at Holywell Road in S4 near to Carlisle Street. 

These three companies can help you with a large choice of lifting gear products including chain blocks, web slings, hoists, lifting beams, girder clamps, girder trolley units, lifting chains and shackles and more. 

All of these recommended companies also supply genie lift hire Sheffield too.