iansheff Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Put masking tape on the tile and mark where the hole is going, start to drill without the drill being on hammer, once you have gone through the tile put the drill on hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I've drilled tiles before in a bathroom and never had a real problem, just using a bog standard (good quality) masonary drill bit. I mark the spot where the hole is going. Use insulating tape (electrical tape) to put a cross over the spot where the hole is going. Make sure you still have the correct spot where the drill bit will be going. Use the drill in non-hammer mode, and a fairly slow speed to penetrate the tape and the initial glaze on the tile. Once the top glaze of the tile is penetrated, and you have a definite 'start' to the hole, you can then raise the speed and switch on the hammer function. Getting through the tile, I've found isn't the hard bit, it's whatever the wall is made of underneath that usually proved to be the tricky part. Well that's the method I use, and never had any broken tiles or grief!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem D Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Natzzz, sorry, I won't let me reply to your message as I've not had more than five posts but just to say thank you so much, that's very kind of you. Think we might be ok now but will post later to let you all know how we got on as lots of tips to try! Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 One method I found helped with glazed tiles is to use a dremmel type tool and a grinding bit (usually looks like stone), just to get through the thin layer of glaze and provide a bit of purchase for the tile or masonry drill bit. You're much less likely to wind up with skids or slips by this method, and it's much easier to get through the glaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossway Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 If you are going to plug the hole you've drilled then make sure the hole is deep enough to place the plug behind the tile so when you put the screw in it expands the plug in the wall and not in the tile-otherwise when you put the screw in it may crack the tile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I was once drilling through my floor and encounted what I thought was steel by the way it was chewing up my masonry bits, it turned out to be some kind of red tile used for an old hearth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natzzz Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Natzzz, sorry, I won't let me reply to your message as I've not had more than five posts but just to say thank you so much, that's very kind of you. Think we might be ok now but will post later to let you all know how we got on as lots of tips to try! Thanks all No worries, hope you have managed to sort it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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