This helps protect your tile from cracking.
How to drill holes through wall tiles.
Follow these simple st.
Porcelain requires a diamond tipped bit.
This is the part where you will really learn how to drill through tile.
Place it over the drill hole and hold it firmly with your free hand.
Remove the tape and you re done.
For more tips from our general contractor reviewer on using the right drill bit to drill ceramic tile read on.
How to drill a hole in a ceramic tile.
Once you get through the tile and hit the wall surface keep the drill slow and steady so as not to blow apart the wall as doing so may mean your wall anchor or rawlplug will not properly hold.
The diamond coated end of the tile bit or hole saw is specifically made to drill through tile and porcelain.
Before you start pick the appropriate bit for the type of wall you are drilling.
You ll also need to pick a good spot to drill your hole away from any electrical wiring.
Almost anything that mounts to the wall from installing hardware for toilet paper rolls and soap dishes to a new medicine cabinet is going to require drilling through tile.
Whether it s a newly tiled bathroom or an existing one having to put holes in tiled walls is a common task.
Drilling a hole in a wall may seem like a daunting task.
Really when you re drilling through porcelain or tile the bit isn t actually drilling at all.
Apply an even firm pressure as you drill.
It s also a good idea to keep your hole shallow just in case there are pipes or wires in the wall.
It s a good idea to change the drill bit to suit the material the substrate your tiles are attached to.
The diamonds create friction and rub through the tile.
Normal masonry or tile bits wont work.
Drilling holes in wall tiles is a fairly easy skill to master once you know how.
Now this is where the fun begins.
Fortunately this job is reasonably simple if you take a few basic precautions and use the right tools.
Cut a hole through the wood making sure it s the same size as the drill bit you will be using.
Continue drilling until you re through the tile s backing board.