How To Drill Into Tile Shower Wall

When in doubt buy the diamond bit.

How to drill into tile shower wall.

There s nowhere for you to hang towels. Before you break into that smooth surface you need to know how to drill the necessary holes without cracking and ruining any of the tile and wasting your hard work. Once you get through the tile and hit the wall surface keep the drill slow and steady so as not to blow apart the wall as doing so may mean your wall anchor or rawlplug will not properly hold. It s a good idea to change the drill bit to suit the material the substrate your tiles are attached to.

If possible double check what lies behind the wall you are drilling into to avoid any accidents after piercing the tile. Then it dawns on you if you want to hang a towel rod grab bar or shelf you re going to have to figure out how to drill through tile. It will drill any type of tile. The good news is doing this correctly with the right tools is easier than you think.

There s just one problem. Then you realize you have to hang a shower curtain rod or grab bar. The tile walls in your recently renovated bathroom look amazing. And you have no idea how to drill through those expensive porcelain shower walls you just wrote a big check for.

In most cases though you ll need to drill through tiles that are already mounted. Your tiled wall is finished and ready for accents but mounting those requires drilling through the tile. This is possible of course but it does require a steadier hand when drilling horizontally. Layout the wall for success.

In the tile shower you have no grab bar or place to stash your soap.