Making Holes In Ceramic Tiles

Kind of like taping over a rock chip on a windshield.

Making holes in ceramic tiles.

Drilling holes in wall tiles is a fairly easy skill to master once you know how. Split tiles look pretty shabby especially since cutting a hole in tile is neither difficult nor expensive. Also the tape keeps the ceramic piece together. You won t need a starter hole because the tape will hold the drill bit in place.

It has carbide grit embedded in the rim that allows it to cut into vitreous tile. Don t waste time or money on a cheap core bit. 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 tile with a felt tip pen or grease pencil.

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. Draw the hole outline on the masking tape. Put a wide piece of masking tape over the area first. In this video i d like to show you how to drill easy in ceramic tiles using proper tile drill bit.

The easiest and neatest method is to buy a 1 1 4 in. Between 6 10 holes need to be drilled in tile. How to drill a hole in a ceramic tile. Ceramic tile hole saw from about 10 for individual bits to about 50 for kits.

However when you drill in a really tough tiles i reco. Use a inch masonry bit to drill a series of closely spaced holes around the circle.