How to Drill a Hole in a Tile.
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- How to Drill a Hole in a Tile, or more specifically, how to drill a hole in a ceramic tile. Good question. Drilling holes in wall tiles is a very easy skill to master once you know-how. Follow these simple steps on how to drill a hole in a tiled wall for a hassle-free experience.
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Selection of Drill Bits for Drilling into Ceramic Tile:
Please Note:
Drilling a hole in a ceramic wall tile or floor tile is a completely different experience to drilling a hole through a porcelain wall tile or floor tile. Porcelain tiles are extremely hard and require a special drill bit to drill through the tile. This video is dealing only with drilling a hole through a 'ceramic tile'.
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Steps to How to Drill a Hole in a Wall Tile:
Step one:
Work out where you want to drill your hole.
Step two:
Apply masking tape (or painters tape) with an 'x' over where you want to drill your hole in the tile. With a pen or pencil, mark on the tape where you want the hole in the tile to be drilled.
Step 3:
Load up your cordless or corded drill with your tile and glass cutter bit suitable to the size of the hole that is to be drilled.
Step 4:
Place the point of the tile and glass cutter on the mark to be drilled and with gentle pressure and on slow speed commence drilling. Ensure that you let the drill work slowly rather than you forcing the drill. Do not have your drill on the 'hammer' setting as that may crack the tile.
Step 5:
Continue to apply gentle pressure to the back of the drill making sure to slow up even more when you are about to break through the tile.
There you have it. It's as simple as that. Let me know how you go..
Cheers,
Uncle Knackers.
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My husband just used your drilling "how-to's" to get our ceramic tiles prepped for handrails for our disabled son to use the bathtub.
Worked like a charm!
Thank you so much!!
Awesome! Glad to help and well done! 👍😁🇦🇺
Had to buy one when redid the tile on my bathroom and this bit does the trick. No mucking about. Definatelt worth the money although they are a bit pricey. Right tool for the right job.
Great tip knnaacckkeeerrrs
Cheers mate.Yeah they certainly are the goods.Thanks for watching 👍
Wish I’d found your channel 6 months ago. I used a masonry bit to get through the tiles and it took forever. I didn’t know this magic bit existed and now that I do, I have nothing left to mount.
Hahahahaha...surely you can find something to hang on a tile wall mate 😂
Regardless of the video I watch of yours, I automatically give a thumbs up because I know I'll love it! You never disappoint. Too easy
Awesome! Thanks John, l really appreciate your support mate! Have a great weekend 👍👍
I do the same. First thing I do is like his videos.
That was really useful I always thought it was more difficult than that - as a single mother has saved me a FORTUNE!! thank you. My kitchen is going to have more wall storage now for little spice jars etc!!!
You're very welcome Gina!...glad l could help 👍😁🇦🇺
I was expecting you to end with tea, pictures, and music...(not really, just teasing). Good video.
Hahahhahaha...not this time Barry 👍 Thanks for watching mate
Awesome tutorial! I just did this today to hang a shower curtain and I have learned a thing.
The wall plugs were 1/4" but wouldn't fit the hole. I put a vernier on my bit and it was 1/4" spear point. My other bit was masonry but 1/4" but measured 7mm! I got an old tile and tried enlarging the hole with other bit and the wall plugs fitted those holes!
Lesson learned: always do a trial with scrap when using new things before drilling into your newly laid bathroom tiles!
Thanks Andrew. Lesson well learnt there mate 👍😁
Those are the softest tiles I ever saw. I used the same tile cutter and it took about 40 minutes. I have the wood look tiles so I don't know if that made the difference but I drilled one hole a day to put up the shower frame because it was such a pain.
Sounds like your tiles are porcelain Carol. Porcelain tiles are a different creature all together and require a special diamond tipped hole saw and a lot of cooling lubricant.
oooh smooth as butter, I bought this spearhead bit too, this would be my 7th hole I drilled :D
Good work Bazz! Yeah they are an amazing little drill bit mate 👍👍😁🇦🇺
Helps to hand tighten the screws in, maybe even screwdriver them in a bit, then get two hands on the drill driver to tighten them. I slipped once and carved a valley into the glaze on a job and that was a bit of a bugger to sort out. Worse, when I had finished wasting half a day buggering aboot sorting the problem (replacing the tile) I caused and fitted the shower rail fittings it would have covered the gouge... Lesson learned!
Ooohhhhh that must have hurt mate. Yeah it does help prevent mishaps if you you finish tightening off the screws with a hand screwdriver. Cheers 👍😁
Thanks for the reply Uncle :) I got lucky in that it was a job in a holiday home and there was time for grout and tile cement to set up but it was a bit of a brown trouser moment for sure! I was thinking about it later and recall I actually used a normal metal bit to drill. This is over 20 years ago now and the nearest proper hardware store was a 160 mile round trip. So I sacrificed a 3 or 4 mill to get through the glaze then carefully worked the hole up to the right size using the next size up and the next ect. Light pressure and slow seemed to do it. again, thanks for your reply, sharing stories half way round the world, always makes me smile. My Dad was a Sci-fi buff so we used to talk about this kind of stuff all the time and here we are :)
I didn't know Jurgen Klopp is it DIY guy. Cheers mate
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Hahahahahhaha....thanks Tommy. Just in case you're interested, you may want to watch my Jurgen Klopp video....here's the link 😂 czcams.com/video/-CdnjsK-edI/video.html
Super easy. Now no tile is safe in my house anymore. First job: installation of safety hand rails in bathroom.
Cheers for that 👍 Good luck with the Hand Rail 👍😁
Great tip Uncle Knackers 👍👍👍
Cheers mate 👍😁
Hi Shane , thanks for the video and the trick !
No worries mate 👍👍 Thanks for watching
Just got difficulty drilling iron door frame cast with concrete?? Yesterday morning.
Love your expression "too easy" :)
Glad you like it Helios! 👍😁
Very good tip! I need to have one of those bits for sure! I’ve never seen one like that before so of course I need one....right!!!! So great to have you back on here. I enjoy so much your videos and all of the tips you give us. Take care and be safe!!
Hi Becky! Glad you liked it and thanks for the feedback....really appreciate it 👍😁 Have a great day 👍
Sweet nice one mate thanks.
No worries Riaan. Thanks for watching mate 👍👍😁
Thanks for the tip, Uncle Knackers.
No worries Steve, thanks for taking the time to watch mate👍😁
Great tip knackers! 👍
Thanks Paolo 👍👍
Those drill bits are great but expensive. I installed shower doors for several years, and I would add the protip of keeping that drill bit wet if you have porcelain, if that drill bit gets hot it will be useless next time. Get a spray bottle, or a plastic water bottle with a small hole drilled in the cap and just give it a nice Spritzer every few seconds. Keep your drill bit cool and it'll last you many many holes.
Otherwise great tips, and that is the right proper way to drill your tile.
Thanks mate and yeah you're right re the water when drilling into a porcelain tile. Cheers mate 👍😁
Well done. Great video!
Thanks mate 👍
good tip.
Cheers mate 👍👍
SLICK! The tape never occurred to me. I'll remember that for future, thanks!
No worries.Glad you found it useful 👍👍
So freaking easy, thanks mate!
No worries mate! Glad to help 👍😁🇦🇺
Great Sir
👍👍....Thanks Ranvir 👍😁🇦🇺
I'm not sure what kind of tile that is, but the ceramic tile I have put up a huge fight with a glass bit. Brand new Dewalt spear bit. took a coujple of minutes to get to the mortar level. And I have 5 more holes to drill! I guess I'll be buying more bits.
G'day Scott....are you sure that your tile is ceramic and not Porcelain? If it is ceramic, then the bit should go through like a hot knife through butter. If it is porcelain, you will need a specialised porcelain bit. Good luck 👍🎄
I like his trick.
But those who don't have special but and multi speed drill. Please follow.
It is easy. No need multi speed drill or special bit.
1. take a nail
2. Tap the nail against the tile where you want to drill hole.
3. Drill with normal bit. No slipping of drill bit.
Easy pizy lemon squizy 😁.
Tape is universal for manny stuff hehe 😁
I need to say, thank you for answering comments, maaany CZcamsrs does not sadly and that is refeeshing 😁. Thank youuuu 😏😋👍
Hahahhahaha....no worries mate 👍 I think if someone has taken the time out of their day to watch one of your videos it's the least you can do 👍😁🇦🇺
@@diyforknuckleheads I completly agree, I do the same on my videos hehehe. In this world, there is too little good people :D Take case EVERYONE :D
Great little tool, I’ve had a few cracked buggers before. Of to get one right n.......
👍👍 you wont regret it 😁
no quiz?
very clean work
Not this time mate but there is one coming up shortly.Stay tuned👍👍
bleepin awesome, I have to do this next weekend, hrmm, I do have to get the bit, if I have M3.5 screws, what shaft size bit would you suggest I pickup?
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Cheers mate 👍 Use a 6mm bit with a 6mm plastic plug. Good luck with it 👍😁🇦🇺
Hi nice review perfect vedeo
👍😁...Thanks Anil 👍😁🇦🇺
How about tapping an indent in the glaze with a punch, nail, or drill bit, before starting to drill. Always worked for me.
Yes you can do that mate but with these spearhead bits you really don't need to do it. Thanks for watching 👍😁🇦🇺
Shano quick question for ya. What's the best way for a knucklehead like me to get tiles up off my kitchen floor? Thanks!
Handy tip !!!
Thanks Brian! It works a treat 👍😁
Great tip Knackers! Good little handy tip video!
Thanks mate 👍👍
Thk you👍🏾
You’re welcome Dee 😊
Good on ya mate, now show us how to do it in grade 6 porcelain... I did a job this year with about 84 holes all in grade 6 porcelain, I was throwing diamond core bits out every hour, cost me more than I made I reckon.
Thanks mate....l feel for you re the 84 holes!! Porcelain tiles are always a pain. Hopefully next time you get 84 ceramic tiles. 👍👍
He never paid his bill either
Not happy....not happy at all! Where do these type of people get off. You've struck a cord here Louie. It's happened to me twice in my career and l've never forgotten the scumbags 👍
@Captain Buff very clever mate, next time I have to screw a cupboard that I've built to a tiled wall (which would be basically every single kitchen and laundry renovation and 80% of my work as a cabinetmaker) I'll just use magic to hold it up instead because according to you woodworkers don't drill holes in tiles.
Is there any other amazing wisdom you'd like to share?
Also I don't know that I've ever seen an ad for someone to drill holes in tiles specifically, maybe you could name the specific trade that it is limited to but the request came from the homeowner who I did some other woodwork for and I asked him to call a handyman but he insisted I do it because he trusted me more to do it.
As for screwing the job up, not sure which orifice you pulled that one out of, the job was done above expectation, it just cost me a lot of time and money to do it.
Fantastic. Thanks you for the knowledge. I must drill some holes about 1 cm away from existing holes (to install a new fan). It has me a little concerned with the close proximities. I'm wondering if thisclose proximity can cause cracking like it might with wood?
Those holes are a little close. It's hard to say whether or not the tile will crack 🤔
@@diyforknuckleheads Thanks for the caution. What Ill do is apply extra minimal pressure, and use a 6mm cylindrical diamond core bit. Take it very slowly. I don't know if it's ceramic or porcelain until I arrive at the site.
GREAT TIP, KNACKERSSSSSSSS....SA (I waited for it, mate...never came)
Yeah sorry David...it slipped my mind mate 👍👍
glad I found your channel awesome good stuff!!!!! thank you for sharing.
👍.....No worries at all Jimmy...glad l could help mate 👍😊
Nice job!
Thanks Nick! 👍😁🇦🇺
That's great Mate, what happens if you are on a masonry wall, can you use that to go into the brickwork as well? Tim.
G'day Tim. The tile and glass cutter won't go into masonry. You'll need a masonry bit like the one l show at the start of the video. Good luck 👍👍
Thank You for this!
No worries mate....hope it helped 👍👍
Hi nice one mate mate
Thanks Dave 👍😁
what should i do if there is thick concrete behind the ceramics tile? should i change to masonry bit after make tiny hole with spearhead-bit?
Sorry about the late reply David. The spearhead will not drill into masonry....you will have to use a masonry bit. The spearhead won't go all the way through the tile as the tip of the bit will hit the concrete before the hole has been fully drilled. If you like you could start the hole with the spearhead and then finish with the masonry bit or you could just use the masonry bit from the start. Good luck 👍
what sort of concrete is behind the tile,? it is not recommended to drill concrete with your bit, tile and glass are ok.
It's not concrete Sam....It's cement sheet....also known as villa board 👍
@1:56 what should be the speed setting for the drill, 1 or 2?
Seems simple enough.
It is Ursula 👍 Good luck 👍😁
Does this work on a mirror?
Yes it does 👍
Cheers?
thx for tips :)
No worries Savoi 👍 Glad l could help. Cheers 👍😁🇦🇺
What about porcelain tiles, same method?
You should always have a clean hole after using the bathroom!
Hey hey hey
First comment mate! Well done 👍
Try 14 mm bit its not the same.
8 years later...😅
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Drill & glass bit not cutter..
Tile & glass drill bit..
Any easier and it would drill itself 🤣
Hahahahahahah...that's more true than funny. It's incredibly effective. Thanks for watching mate 👍👍
Mate...;-p
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This procedure does not work on my tiles. Must be a different kind. The drilling tips you are using simply do not penetrate.
Sounds like you have porcelain tiles Paul which requires a special diamond hardened drill bit. Good luck
That well and good,But will a spear head drill,cope with a cement wall behind the Tile
No it won't. In that case you would use a masonry bit 👍
Thanks for advise and time
@@johnroddy8756 No worries mate 👍
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you sure can't drill through a ceramic floor tile like this.
Sounds like your floor tile might actually be porcelain 👍 These type require a special porcelain cutting drill bit
Knackers how do you decide to renovate or detonate? I think I’m going to be divorced soon.
Mate, it takes a lot for me to detonate something....it's all-out baby steps. Good luck with the divorce proceedings 😂😂 Cheers mate👍