Every self-respecting man at least once in his life makes repairs in his apartment, either by himself or with the help of specialists. One of the most difficult rooms to remodel is the bathroom, and not just because it involves plumbing work. It is preferable to tile a bathroom with ceramic tiles, and this is a serious professional task,
and if the owner of the apartment undertakes it himself, then honor and praise be to him. To help the master, expert advice is offered on how to drill tiles so as not to chip or spoil it.
First of all, let's decide which holes are drilled before laying it on the wall, and which ones after. Most modern bathrooms have sockets for connecting a hair dryer or an electric shaver; in addition, cutouts for faucets above the bathtub and washbasin are required. All of these holes must be made in the tile before it is laid on the wall. Directly in the wall through the tile, a preparation is drilled for fastening mirrors, cabinets, shelves, hangers, etc.
Before you start practicing how to drill tiles, you need to have everything at handnecessary tools and fixtures:
- Pencil (or marker) and tape measure.
- Drill-driver.
- Set of pobedite or diamond bits for drilling on tiles.
- Drill or pen on tiles (8-10 mm).
- Concrete drill for drilling holes directly in the wall (6 mm).
- A flat piece of plywood larger than the size of the tile to put under the tile while drilling.
- Water bottle.
Holes for sockets and tap outlets are made directly in the cladding process. Having reached the place where the tile with the hole should be, we make markings: from the adjacent left and bottom tiles we measure the distance to the center of the socket, for example, and mark it on the tile already laid on a piece of plywood. Important! A sheet of plywood (at least 10 mm thick) must be even and lie on a flat surface - then the tile will not crack. You can stick a piece of paper tape on the mark to prevent the tool from slipping. How to drill? We firmly press the tile with our left hand; in the right hand, a screwdriver with a pen on the tile, with which we drill a hole in the center of our mark. Then, without moving the tile from its place, we change the pen in the screwdriver to a nozzle with a crown, put it in the hole made and cut out the hole of the size we need. We try on the tile to the hole in the wall and install it if they match. The drilling tool must be powerful enough, but it is not recommended to turn on high speed - there isthe risk of splitting the tile and spoiling the crowns. From time to time, water the cutting area with water from a bottle, so your crowns will last longer and not be erased. How to drill tiles, learned.
One nuance is added to the question of how to drill a tile on a wall. Having made a hole in the tile using the described technology, you must go deeper into the wall. At this point, do not forget to change the tile drill (or pen) for the concrete drill.
And a few words about how to cut tiles. At home, a glass cutter or "grinder" is often used. The glass cutter will not master any tile, there is a lot of noise and dust from the "grinder", and it is not safe to work with it. The best option for home repairs is a manual tile cutter. A rich selection of different brands of this tool is presented in construction online stores; you just need to choose the one that suits you in terms of price and technical characteristics. And it's easy to learn how to handle it.
