How to Drill a Hole in a Ceramic Tile

Ceramic tiles are very hard and brittle so special techniques and tools have been developed to dill a hole without damaging, cracking or breaking the tiles.

1. How to Drill a Hole in a Ceramic Tile Ceramic tiles are very hard and brittle so special techniques and tools have been developed to dill a hole without damaging, cracking or breaking the tiles. www.topline.ie How to Guides Topline - Home, Garden & DIY

2. Step 1: Mark Hole Position Hold the accessory up to the wall in the desired position, and mark the positions of the required holes using a chinagraph pencil or suitable marker .

3. Step 2 : Drill Tile The drill bit will drift across the surface unless encouraged to stay in the one spot using one of the following methods. You can make a starter indentation for the drill bit using a hard tip hole boring tool. Alternatively , stick a small piece of masking tape onto the tile where you need the hole. Then position the diamond tip drill bit correctly and using the lowest speed bore a hole.

4. Step 3: Drill Wall Switch to a masonry drill bit of the correct size and drill the hole for the wall plug into the masonry wall behind the tile, which is now exposed by the tile hole .

5. Step 4 : Fit Wall Plug Fit the wall plug and screw the accessory mounting plate into place. Then fit the accessory and any covers required .

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