Drilling Porcelain Floor Tiles

This video explains how to drill into porcelain stone or ceramic tile using a dewalt 20v.

Drilling porcelain floor 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. Normal masonry or tile bits wont work. Really when you re drilling through porcelain or tile the bit isn t actually drilling at all. Slow and steady wins the race.

Follow the five rules below for a step by step guide on how to drill tiles. 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. In this video i show how i drilled through some porcelain tile. How to drill into porcelain tile and why you need this setting.

Standard drill bits don t work on tile but not to worry. Have the right bit for ceramic tile. The diamond coated end of the tile bit or hole saw is specifically made to drill through tile and porcelain. 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.