How and with what drill bit to drill tiles

After finishing a bathroom or kitchen renovation, you may need to add shelves, cabinets, a picture, a mirror and other details and decorations to the room. Or, as is often the case, you need to additionally put a socket and make an opening for a pipe or cable. If you need to drill a hole in the tile, you can't do without special tools.

To drill a hole, we will need:

• drill;
• A specialized spearhead;
• level (if the holes will be two or more);
• A guide that acts as a stencil;
• felt-tip pen to mark the hole;
• masking tape, duct tape or masking tape.

Tracks of adhesive tape on the tile at the point of drilling will hold the drill at the beginning of the work.

The drill should be set to minimum RPM and set to hammerless mode.

For the purpose of obtaining a small hole in a ceramic tile, you can get by:

1. An ordinary hand drill, because when drilling, it is possible to control fully the speed of rotation and the amount of pressure.
2. An electric drill with infinitely variable speed control.
3. A screwdriver with low rotational speed. Since when using it there is no strong vibration and rough throws, it will be possible to drill a hole in the tile without cracking and damage.

It is necessary to handle tiles very carefully, because cracks and chips easily appear on it if you are not careful.

First you need to determine the quality of the tile. To do this, you should tap on its surface.

A resounding sound means that there is a void behind the tile, and such a tile is very easy to break. Choose another place.

If the sound is muffled and dense, however, the probability of breakage is much lower.

Note that it is not recommended to drill tiles on a corner.

Spear drill bits are used when you need to get a small hole.

When choosing a drill bit, remember that its cutting edge must be stronger than the tile.

In this case, you can use a pobedite or diamond drill bit. It is necessary to drill at a slow speed.

Stages of drilling:

1. We mark the places of drilling with a felt-tip pen. If there are several places, use a level.
2. We glue the tape, but make sure that the marks are translucent. If the marks are hardly visible, we mark them again. You can do without the tape, but in this case you need to remove a small layer of enamel in the marking of the future hole.
3. First turn on low speed in the mode of the drill (without impact).
4. You can gradually increase the speed, but do not forget to cool and sharpen the drill.
5. When you reach the wall, you should replace the drill bit with a more suitable one so that it is not damaged. At this point, if necessary, you can already turn on the percussion mode.
6. When the desired depth is reached, remove the drill, remove the adhesive tape and insert the dowels so that they enter the hole completely.

The right choice is Diamond drill bit. This is quite expensive drill, but it will more than pay for a large amount of work, but will not be profitable for "a couple of holes".

For small jobs at home you don't need that kind of expense, and you can use Drill bit with a pobedite tipwhich is sharpened on a diamond wheel. This tip is perfectly suitable for home use and is quite affordable.

In order to make an error-free choice of drill bit, you need to know what size hole in the tile you need.

In most cases, the bathroom or kitchen will need to make enough large hole. Then a drill bit with a tubular tip with a diamond coating is perfect. It is popularly called a "drill bit". The high price is justified by a minimum of time and effort, as well as an excellent result.

You can also drill into the wrong tiles with a specialized inexpensive drill bit - "ballerina". This is a circular drill, which resembles a compass. Its clear advantage is that you can make holes of the required size.

Working with drill with a tungsten core drill bit with a center drill bit can be made over laid ceramic tiles.

Different types of drill bits can be used for this job.

The first way is to use hammer drill with a diamond drill bit. Before you begin the work, the tile should be laid on a smooth plane, the best way to do this is a wooden surface. Mark a point for drilling and use the drill to finish the job. This option is considered time-saving and non-hazardous.

The second way is to use drill with a diamond drill bit. It is also necessary to mark the point for the hole and start drilling from the front side, without pressing the tool. All work should take no more than five minutes.

Also in this case, a circular drill bit "ballerina" drill bit, especially if you need a hole of non-standard size. It is required to set the required size for the hole, then mark the point for drilling and drill.

It is better to use a tripod for the drill to prevent swinging.

If it is impossible to buy a drill bit, you can use a drill bit with a diamond tip.

How to drill tiles and porcelain tiles, you can see in the following video.