Drilling into a brick wall

I would like to drill some holes into a brick wall for vine eyes for wires for my climbing rose. I have a cordless drill and masonry bits from Aldi and I am getting nowhere - should I;
a) buy decent masonry drill bits
b) use the corded drill which will mean using an extension cable
c) both of the above?

 

Forgot to add d) give the idea up and just train it on the shed next to the wall.

The rose is in a (large) tub in the corner between the two. It is Open Arms.

 

I had the same dilemma a couple of years ago.
Battery drill REALLY struggled, so I switched to leaded, hammer drill.
Job done "in a blink of an eye".
The masonry bits aren't the problem. Battery drills just don't have the 'oomph' required.

 

Are you drilling the bricks or the mortar joints.
Does the drill have a hammer facility, what is the voltage.

 

Do you have a hammer drill? That’s what I’d use.

 

Thanks everyone I'm pretty sure that the corded drill is a hammer drill so I will try that if we ever have any decent weather. Might get the lodger to do it (the corded drill scares me) but I will need to mark where I want the holes to be.

 

A lot of the 'hobby/diy' cordless drills are gutless for masonry drilling, Use corded hammer drill or a really expensive named brand cordless that takes SDS bits....so yeah, get the extension lead out

 

Thanks @flounder - it's very handy for screwing and drilling into wood, which is what I use it for usually. I have arthritis in my hands so struggle a bit to hold the big drill.

 

It's usually far easier to drill into the mortar between the bricks, but I agree with the others, you need to use the hammer option on a corded drill.

 

Decent masonry drill bits do make a big difference.
I bought about 10 masonry bits from Screwfix and found them pretty hopeless.
My builder neighbour suggested I use Bosch masonry bits which I got and the difference is huge! They are far better.
I do have a corded drill with hammer action and in conjunction with the Bosch bits drilling holes in bricks is a 5 second job now.
I use a 7mm bit for holes for vine eyes.

 

Thanks @lizzie27

 

My house walls are concrete, SDS is the only thing that touches them, a normal masonry drill just gets red hot and goes nowhere, even a so called hammer drill doesn't work, but it should on brick.

 

Thank you @pete. Realised that I need to go back to B and Q for rawl (spelling?) plugs so project shelved for today.

 

It's easier because it's the weak point. Sticking vine eyes into the joints and you do run the risk of them pulling out when there's a bit of weight on them. This is through experience and a stern talking to(mickey taking) from my late brick laying father in law

 

@flounder , yes, that is a valid point although it can be mitigated by using more vine eyes at shorter distances so the load is spread. My wisteria hasn't fallen off yet!

Our house walls are Bath stone faced breeze blocks so very hard to drill!