Drilling Porcelain Floor Tiles

The diamond coated end of the tile bit or hole saw is specifically made to drill through tile and porcelain.

Drilling porcelain floor tiles.

Slow and steady wins the race. The aim of this blog is to give a little bit of an insight into how to drill porcelain and other types of tiles successfully and accurately drilling a neat hole in all types of floor and wall tiles without causing damage. Normal masonry or tile bits wont work. Follow the five rules below for a step by step guide on how to drill tiles.

Before you drill ceramic tile clean the surface with soap and water and put masking tape in the shape of an x over the area you re drilling. This video explains how to drill into porcelain stone or ceramic tile using a dewalt 20v. Standard drill bits don t work on tile but not to worry. How to drill into porcelain tile and why you need this setting.

Then hold the drill bit over the center of the x and use a hammer to tap it lightly until you ve made a small dent in the tile s glaze. While that sounds expensive a inch diamond tipped tip costs under 20 and a carbide bit of the same size can be had for less than 10. In this video i show how i drilled through some porcelain tile. The diamonds create friction and rub through the tile.

Ceramic tile can be drilled with a carbide bit while glass and porcelain call for a diamond tipped bit.