Making Holes In Ceramic Tiles

Draw the hole outline on the tile with a felt tip pen or grease pencil.

Making holes in ceramic tiles.

Two for each shower head two for each tub spout one for a handheld shower spray two each for any water supply lines coming up from a tile floor. However when you drill in a really tough tiles i reco. Drilling holes in wall tiles is a fairly easy skill to master once you know how. This short video shares how to use the mondrillo black to drill a large hole in ceramic tile in 10 seconds.

Then take a hammer and very lightly tap the tile along the ring of holes. Tap inside the outline and be patient as it could take a couple of minutes before the center of the hole breaks free. Draw the hole outline on the masking tape. Also the tape keeps the ceramic piece together.

Follow these simple st. Put a wide piece of masking tape over the area first. Between 6 10 holes need to be drilled in tile. Don t waste time or money on a cheap core bit.

Use a inch masonry bit to drill a series of closely spaced holes around the circle. The easiest and neatest method is to buy a 1 1 4 in. Kind of like taping over a rock chip on a windshield. It has carbide grit embedded in the rim that allows it to cut into vitreous tile.

You won t need a starter hole because the tape will hold the drill bit in place. How to drill a hole in a ceramic tile.