What and how to drill ceramic tiles?

Do you repair the bathroom and do not know how to drill a ceramic tile?

In this article we will talk about this.

The need to make a hole arises for a number of reasons.

You want to hang in the bathroom mirror, shelf, install the outlet and so on.

Drilling is not difficult, the main difficulty is that the cracks do not crack on the ceramic tile, and it does not split. And you can drill with various tools.

This can be an electric or hand drill, a cordless or network screwdriver. It's better if you have more than one tool at your fingertips, and which one you'll be drilling depends on the situation.

Some tips on how to drill a ceramic tile in the bathroom without cracking:

• Put the tile in water and soak it for about 40-60 minutes;
• Moisten the water hole every time before drilling it;
• Drill at least 15 millimeters from the edge of the tile;
• In the bathroom tile is better to drill in the seams, if there is such an opportunity.

Tips for drilling dowels for dowel

Basically, the need to drill ceramic tiles arises in the bathroom, on the wall already covered with tiles. To avoid the replacement of part of the cladding, we will use some simple tips.

First, the tile is quite slippery, which means that the drill will slip. To avoid unnecessary slipping, glue paper tape. It glues around the previously marked drilling point.

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Secondly, correctly select the drill bit to prevent splitting. Ceramic tiles can not be drilled with tools designed for brick or concrete work.

You can work with a diamond or winning tip, there are also specially designed drills for glass and ceramic tiles.

Third, work on tile should only take place at low revs.

When the part is drilled, use a conventional drill, its diameter must be the same size as the dowel.

And to make a hole not too deep, it's better if you make a limiter by wrapping the tape on the drill bit on the desired length.

Blow the finished hole to clean it from dust and insert the plug.

This way you can drill a hole with a diameter of up to 15 millimeters.

Drilling the tile under the socket

Usually a hole for the socket is drilled in a tile that has not yet been laid on the wall. To do this, draw a circle of the desired diameter on the front side.

To simplify the procedure, you can draw a rosette from the inside or use a compass.

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The tile during drilling must lie on a flat surface, preferably it is not very hard, you can use a wooden board.

You can drill in several ways.

The fast and safe way is to use the puncher.

A more time-consuming method is point drilling on the contour. According to the planned diameter, holes are drilled using a drill with a drill with a diamond tip.

The edge of the holes should extend beyond the line by 2 millimeters. After the entire contour is covered, gently knock out the middle of the circle.

If there are pieces left, then they must be broken using pliers or pliers. Cut edges with sandpaper.

For the option, when the tile in the bathroom is already laid on the wall, you need to prepare a template of the necessary size, attach it with paper tape to the surface and make a hole drill with a diamond or a crown.

Diameter crowns are different, so they are often used for drilling under sewer pipes.

Note that if you are drilling a tile under a socket that has not yet been laid on the wall, you will need a drill with a drill of the following type: diamond or punch, or a perforator, and you will need a drill with a diamond bit suitable for drilling on a wall.

Drill non-standard holes

Correctly drill the tile in the bathroom, if you want a custom size, you can use a special circular drill - "ballerinka".

It looks like a spear, at the end of which with a bracket fixed another drill.

Thanks to the movement of the bracket, you can adjust the diameter of the future hole.
After setting the desired diameter, we drill ceramic tiles in a pre-marked place.

It is important to keep the drill still while working, for this purpose put it on a special tripod.

Drill only at low speed, holding the tile so that the fragments do not fly out from under the drill.