Making Holes In Ceramic Tiles

Don t waste time or money on a cheap core bit.

Making holes in ceramic tiles.

However when you drill in a really tough tiles i reco. Then take a hammer and very lightly tap the tile along the ring of holes. Split tiles look pretty shabby especially since cutting a hole in tile is neither difficult nor expensive. Use a inch masonry bit to drill a series of closely spaced holes around the circle.

Follow these simple st. How to drill a hole in a ceramic tile. This short video shares how to use the mondrillo black to drill a large hole in ceramic tile in 10 seconds. The easiest and neatest method is to buy a 1 1 4 in.

Tap inside the outline and be patient as it could take a couple of minutes before the center of the hole breaks free. Also the tape keeps the ceramic piece together. Kind of like taping over a rock chip on a windshield. Put a wide piece of masking tape over the area first.

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. You won t need a starter hole because the tape will hold the drill bit in place. Ceramic tile hole saw from about 10 for individual bits to about 50 for kits. Between 6 10 holes need to be drilled in tile.

Draw the hole outline on the masking tape. It has carbide grit embedded in the rim that allows it to cut into vitreous tile.