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How to drill a screw hole in ceramic floor tile? |
We just installed ceramic floor tile. We removed a set of bifold doors and will be replacing them with by-pass doors. Fot the bypass doors, a center guide for the doors needs to be attached in the center on the tile floor. From your hardware store get plastic screw plugs to suit the screw you want to fit. get the corresponding masonery bit also get a smaller one to drill first. It is also easier yo drill a small hole and make it the right size than ues the right size and make it bigger. Don't do this! It did not work. Despite proper "screw plug" and screw size, plug would NOT stay in the tile floor. Tile installer said this couldn't possibly EVER work. Had to remove tile and replace. Nail and hammer method another answerer mentioned DID work though. Report Abuse Check out a Lowes or Home Depot. You can actually buy a drill bit - specifically designed to drill into ceramic tile. Find an associate and perhaps take a sample of the tile you have plus - take in the guide you need to fit. They'll actually find the correct bit you need and will be happy to show you how to do it without cracking the tile! the guide should tell you what size hole to make. use a hammer and nail and put a little dimple in the place you want to put the hole first. not to hard or you will crack the tile. this will aid in the drill bit not slipping. also when you drill don't press to hard. let the bit do the work. anyway you will need to use a masonry drill bit to make the hole. Ordinary masonary bit slightly bigger than the screw and carfully drill thru the tile .. Usinging a long enough screw to go all the way to the subffloor and tighten bracket carefully . Do not over tighten GL Use a special Tile cutter Drill bit 1/16 inch or so wider than your screw head. Does the center guide need to be attached exactly in the center? If not, I would go for near center but in a grout line and proceed as above. |
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