How To Drill Ceramic Floor Tiles

Attach the chisel bit and place it at a 45 degree angle at the edge of a tile.

How to drill ceramic floor tiles.

Ceramic tile can be drilled with a carbide bit while glass and porcelain call for a diamond tipped bit. Run the drill at about half speed and dip the bit periodically in water to keep it cool. Measure and then re measure the area you need to drill and mark with an x over the masking tape. Before you drill ceramic tile clean the surface with soap and water and put masking tape in the shape of an x over the area you re drilling.

It will drill any type of tile. Use a masonry drill bit to make holes in ceramic tiles less than about 3 4 inches in diameter. While that sounds expensive a inch diamond tipped tip costs under 20 and a carbide bit of the same size can be had for less than 10. Then flip the switch and guide the drill so that it breaks under the tile and lifts it up from the floor.

The strength of ceramic tiles makes it difficult to drill a hole in it. To make it easier the diy video even listed the tools and drill bits used in the tutorial. Mark where you will drill into the tile. To make larger holes you can use a ceramic tile hole saw which has a diamond grit abrasive edge instead of teeth.

Seriously what s worse than a crooked shelf or towel bar. Attach the drill bit to your drill. This will provide a surface that will allow the drill to grip when starting to drill your hole. Then hold the drill bit over the center of the x and use a hammer to tap it lightly until you ve made a small dent in the tile s glaze.

There is actually an easy foolproof way to drill a hole in a ceramic tile. If not done properly you will end up with a cracked tile or one that has many scratches on it. If you re going to hang a towel bar or anything that s going to bear weight it s a good idea to find the studs behind the tile and drill into them. When in doubt buy the diamond bit.

Be sure that you can turn on the drill while it is in the hammer mode.