How to drill bathroom tiles

The appearance of a particular visit, as well as comfort indicators, directly depend on the quality of the finishing. Usually, after finishing the bathroom with tiles, the question often arises of how to drill tiles in the bathroom in order to hang or install such important interior items as mirrors, hangers, and so on.

The difficulty lies in the fact that the tile is a very fragile material that is afraid of mechanical stress and can simply crack with one wrong action. There are certain methods that allow you to drill the most accurate hole, while leaving the tile intact.

Tools and materials

In order to drill the tile as successfully as possible without damaging it, you need to prepare certain tools that are suitable for the size of the drill, as well as materials. Among them, it is worth noting such pieces of equipment as:

• manual or electric drill;
• a special drill drill, preferably with an annular tip;
• a special drill for processing the base;
• mounting tape is sticky;
• marker;
• a vacuum cleaner.

If it is necessary to drill a large hole in the tile, for example, for pipes or for a socket, you can use a special ballerina drill or cutter.

Basic secrets in drilling

As elsewhere, where a certain responsibility is required, tile drilling has its own characteristics and nuances. Some of these little tricks include:

• The hole does not need to be drilled at the very edge of the material, in the gaps and in the crosshairs, the likelihood of chips in this case is quite high.
• When drilling, it is worth moistening the drill bit with water from time to time. This will help avoid overheating.

Important! The device must first be disconnected from the network.

• If for some reason a drill of the required size was not on sale, you can use a certain “artisanal method”. For example, it is quite possible to use a drill or drill of a higher professional level. The drill is clamped into the cartridge, first it drills the tile in shockless mode, therefore this mode is switched and the wall surface itself is drilled.
• For drilling tiles at low speeds, you can use a special drill for metal. But it is worth remembering that it will only be enough for one time.

Work procedure

Important! Before performing work, it is worth lightly stepping on the tile, if the sound is dense, you can fearlessly start the drilling process, the tile will not crack. You also need to first mark out those areas where future holes will be located.

The question of how to drill tiles in the bathroom is solved as follows:

• At the site of the hole, the enamel is slightly chipped, which can be done with a file;
• After that, adhesive tape or masking tape is glued, which will hold the drill at the very beginning of work;
• To prevent slipping, you can use a jig, that is, a plate made of wood or steel. It is applied to the tile in the required place, pressed and a hole is already glued through it;
• Having reached the base of the tile, the drill used must be changed to something that will correspond to the material of the wall, that is, concrete or wood.

Important! The second drill should not be larger than the first, otherwise damage to the material is inevitable. The drilling process is not laborious, but requires mandatory accuracy.

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