Making Holes In Ceramic Tiles

Use a inch masonry bit to drill a series of closely spaced holes around the circle.

Making holes in ceramic tiles.

Then take a hammer and very lightly tap the tile along the ring of holes. In this video i d like to show you how to drill easy in ceramic tiles using proper tile drill bit. 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. It has carbide grit embedded in the rim that allows it to cut into vitreous tile.

This short video shares how to use the mondrillo black to drill a large hole in ceramic tile in 10 seconds. Drilling holes in wall tiles is a fairly easy skill to master once you know how. Kind of like taping over a rock chip on a windshield. How to drill a hole in a ceramic tile.

Don t waste time or money on a cheap core bit. You won t need a starter hole because the tape will hold the drill bit in place. Draw the hole outline on the tile with a felt tip pen or grease pencil. Draw the hole outline on the masking tape.

Ceramic tile hole saw from about 10 for individual bits to about 50 for kits. Also the tape keeps the ceramic piece together. Between 6 10 holes need to be drilled in tile. Tap inside the outline and be patient as it could take a couple of minutes before the center of the hole breaks free.

The easiest and neatest method is to buy a 1 1 4 in. Put a wide piece of masking tape over the area first.