Google it, you lazy ..........
Installing a towel bar or toilet-paper holder often requires drilling through glazed ceramic tile, which is no easy task. Use a carbide-tipped masonry bit; regular twist-drill bits can't cut through the fire-hardened glaze. You'll also need to keep the bit from slipping off the glossy surface.
The secret: Put two strips of masking tape onto the tile in an X pattern as shown above. Then drill through the tape ? you'll feel the bit grind as it goes through the glazing. Drill through the tile and into the drywall or backer board. Just be sure to lighten pressure at the end to ensure a clean hole at the rear of the drywall or backer board to accommodate a hollow-wall fastener
Posted By: BSE Canary on October 30th 2006 at 13:16:28
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- DIY Help: Drilling holes in bathroom tiles.... (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 30, 13:11:18
- Suspend a wire from your tap to a poin directly over where you want the hole. (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Oct 30, 13:28:21
- mask the area with masking tape and drill slowly (n/m) (General Chat) - duckandchips, Oct 30, 13:21:28
- Google it, you lazy .......... (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Oct 30, 13:16:28
- Ha ha. I just found exactly the same site. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 30, 13:18:00
- Put some tape over the place you are drilling the hole (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Oct 30, 13:14:52
- Get a professional to do it... (General Chat) - Brom, Oct 30, 13:14:43
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