00:03 Speaker 1: Bloody hell.
Oop!
The missus is gonna kill me.
Oh!
Is this even the right bit?
I don't know.
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00:31 S1: Was that you in that video?
Don't worry about it, I'll get you sorted out.
G'day knuckleheads, Uncle Knacker's here and welcome to Video 7 on my 10-part series titled
"My Top 10 DIY Tips" as nominated by you, and today we are looking how to drill a hole
through a ceramic tile.
It's a really simple job, so let's get stuck into it.
00:52 S1: The first thing that I do before I start drilling, especially in a bathroom,
is to cover up any surfaces that you don't want to get damaged because you never know
you may drop a drill bit or a hammer onto those surfaces and cause some damage.
So you don't want that.
So, first things first, a bit of protection.
Now the number one thing you have to know about drilling a hole through a ceramic tile
is that you just can't use a normal everyday drill bit, one like this here.
We've all seen them before and they're great for going through metal and timber, things
like that, but they aren't that flash at going through a ceramic tile.
01:29 S1: The one that we need is this carbide-tipped masonry bit.
You see there the end's a little bit different to a normal conventional drill bit.
Now if you're still not sure, not exactly confident, just duck on down to your local
hardware shop, tell them what you're doing and they'll point you in the right direction.
Ah, just a really quick little tip, if you're trying to drill through a porcelain tile this
carbide-tipped masonry bit won't cut the mustard.
You need a special drill bit for going through porcelain tiles, they're extremely hard.
Just thought I'd let you know.
02:08 S1: The first step in drilling the hole is to locate where you want your fixture to
be put and then grab some tape, some masking tape or some painter's tape and put it over
that spot, just do it in an X, like that.
Now mark where you want the fixture to go or the hole to go with a bit of texter like
that.
Now the purpose of this tape is that it prevents your drill bit from slipping all over the
place and it also adds a bit of protection to the tile face from splintering when drilling
through the tile.
02:47 S1: Now another thing I like to do prior to drilling the hole and to stop the drill
bit from slipping all over the place, is with my pointy-nosed punch or you can use a hardened
nail, like a concrete nail, something like that, is we want to drill a hole, get your
punch and just very lightly tap it.
Just very lightly, like that.
And all this does is just take a little bit glaze off the top of the tile and gives us
a starting point for our drill, so it doesn't slip.
03:25 S1: Now with the drill itself, you'll see that on most drills these days, you have
a number of settings across the top here.
That's a hammer there, hammer setting, and that's your normal drill setting.
Don't have it set on hammer when drilling through a ceramic tile.
Have it set on normal drill mode.
03:48 S1: Alrighty.
Our drill bit's in place, now I'll just put this little rubber stopper.
What the hell?
What is that for?
It's a little secret tip I've got.
And I did a video on this a few months ago and I'll put the link to it in the description
below.
Make sure you check it out, it's a great little tip.
04:09 S1: Okay, we're ready to drill.
Put our drill bit on our mark and just slowly and with modest pressure start drilling the
hole.
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04:43 S1: Just modest pressure.
We're going through quite easily really.
We're almost through, almost through.
There you go.
05:00 S1: Done.
Too easy.
Now what you do is take the tape off, like that, and there's your hole ready for your
fixture to be installed.
Too easy.
You can do this stuff.
And to attach your fixture, all you need is one of these plugs, which is the same size
as the hole that you just drilled.
It goes in there like that, you tap him in, and cut him off.
Flush with the surface.
05:43 S1: Great tip knackers!
How easy was that?
That was an absolute ripper!
So there you go, Video 7 done and dusted.
Video 8 coming up in the next week or two, so stay tuned for that one.
And please, as per usual, if you found this video useful or you just don't wanna miss
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So make sure you check out those ones.
06:17 S1: Now, time for these two bonus tips.
Tip number 1, if you're drilling a hole, bigger than about 6 millimetres, it's a good idea
to drill a pilot hole first.
It'll make drilling that bigger hole a lot easier.
Tip number 2, don't be a slacker and drill a hole through the grout line because you
think it's gonna be easier to drill; it will be, but there's a big chance of splintering
both of those tiles and you don't want that.
Save yourself the grief and do it properly.
That's it.
I'm out of here.
See yeah.