Making Holes In Ceramic Pots

How to drill a hole in a ceramic pot.

Making holes in ceramic pots.

On ceramics mark the spot with a ding from a smaller drill bit. You may add more holes for large diameter pots such as three holes arranged in a triangular pattern. This keeps the bit from overheating and potentially snapping and the pot from cracking. Experts at adding drainage holes to containers agree that you should mark the hole spot on the planter either with a pencil on clay pots or a nick from a nail or the drill on harder to drill pieces.

So here s what i used. A ceramic pot can make an ideal storage container for your flowers and also for an indoor herb garden. Ceramic pots can be purchased quite cheaply from flea markets or garage sales. You can even make your own.

At first we thought we were going to use a bit for tile but my dad couldn t find his so we opted for a masonry bit. A drainage hole helps excess water leave the soil so that your plant s roots are not sitting in a puddle rotting. Keep the drill bit and pot surface wet with the spray bottle. How to drill drainage holes in ceramic pots planters and more posted on january 16 2013 by dave 64 comments y ou can find a variety of ceramic containers at most thrift stores garage sales and outlet stores.

Ceramic pots and vases make for wonderful container gardens but many that you find at flea markets or specialty stores don t have a drainage hole. Find a masonry bit. Be sure that the pot is set somewhere where it is secure and won t move as you start to drill. However most ceramic flower pots do not have any holes in the bottom of them which are vital for drainage purposes.

You ll be surprised by all of the places where you can find great ceramic pots. Scratch a small starter mark where you want the drainage hole with your nail to help the drill bit to stay in place. We used a masonry bit to drill our hole. And here s how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot.

Center your drill bit so that your hole will be in.