u/Nathanial1289

When trying to drill a simply hole through brick, it's a nightmare. I've purchased new drill bits and still have the same problem. My hands will fill numb by the amount of pressure I have to apply.

Is this drill good enough?

I'm the best at DIY so maybe it's the technique but seeing other tradesman go through brick with ease has got me thinking.

Hi all

We are considering a loft extension but in doing so will lose a small part of our bedroom. Main issue is there is a wardrobe space above the stairs that we will lose that has most of my clothes and I'm unsure where we would relocate everything. Two main hurdles are:

1. Wife and I both work from home (alternate days) so the computer desk is important and there isn't any other room to put it in.
2. The mirrored drawer with the framed picture on top: we could replace it with a larger stand alone wardrobe. I just think that would be visually overbearing and make the room feel small and a bit mis-matched. We also really like it and it goes with our bedside tables.

The other idea I had was around the existing build in wardrobe. It currently has most of my wife's clothes but if we install drawers, declutter etc. there should be enough space for my stuff. It's one that will need redoing anyway as the mirrors are off the rails and needs a lot of patching up inside. At the moment it's just shelves. I've considered either a customer wardrobe or IKEA PAX system. Thing is, it's not deep enough for hangers and in order for it to be, it will have to protrude from the wall by a decent amount (see the picture with the hanger).

I am having a hard time visualising it and wanted to get the thoughts of people here.

First lot of pictures are from my room and the computer designs are a rough idea of the space when we have the loft extension (so shows the loss of floor space). Fifth picture shows where the existing wardrobe space is and the square on the floor shows what we will lose.