ᐅ Which drill bit should I use for drilling into the ceiling to hang a light fixture?

Hello forum community,

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Today, we tried drilling holes on the ground floor to hang some lamps, but we got stuck.
After drilling a short distance, we couldn’t go any further.
We tried several spots in the hallway, and only at one point were we able to drill through.
We suspect there is a steel beam, and the spot where we succeeded was where we didn’t hit the beam.

Attached is a photo of our drill bits. Our assumptions:
- The silver bit is for masonry and concrete
- The bits below are for wood
- Are the top bits suitable for metal, or do we need different ones for that?

Unfortunately, the instructions we found online aren’t very clear.
As a result, we already used the wood drill bit on the ceiling, which wasn’t good for it.

Is it even possible or recommended to drill through a steel beam, or should we try to find a spot where the masonry bit works well?

I think you probably have a concrete ceiling. After a small section, there is no steel.
What kind of drill did you use? A cordless screwdriver?
For this kind of work, it’s best to use a hammer drill with an appropriate drill bit.

Concrete drill bit, but you will probably need a hammer drill. You won’t get far without the hammer function. It’s the same with our reinforced concrete ceiling.

Ok, and the middle drill bit in my picture is a concrete drill bit, right?
That's the one we used, anyway.
We used a drill with a hammer drill function.
We made sure that the hammer drill function (symbol with a drill and a small hammer) was turned on.

If it is a concrete ceiling, it is best to use a rotary hammer with an SDS-plus chuck when you need to drill more than a few holes. You can still hit reinforcement bars, but there are drill bits that can handle that a few times (4-cutter hammer drill bits of very good quality, for example from Hilti or Bosch Expert). A hammer drill can also work in a pinch with good masonry bits and a lot of force, which was common before rotary hammers became widespread. A rotary hammer delivers the impact energy differently and requires hardly any effort—it's a completely different experience.

Get yourself a proper hammer drill as described by the previous poster. It can drill through concrete and metal.
It's best to borrow the appropriate machine as well.
Lights should be installed where they make sense, not where you end up drilling a hole in the ceiling with the wrong tool 😉
I have a medium-sized Hilti because the entire house is made of reinforced concrete. I know the problem.