how do you put a nail into a tiled wall??

Question

I have tiles in my bathroom and want to put some hooks up. How can I drill into the tile without cracking it?? any advice please?

Answer 1

Put masking tape over the place you want to drill ,use a masonry drill on a slow speed ,and make sure the hammer action is turned off on your drilling machine.

Answer 2

First, do NOT drill the tile! Examine the whole wall to sense
if there are no pipes (Gas, Electrical, nor Water Pipes). You
need to use common sense by following the natural course
of all these installations, if in doubt don‘t drill. Do not drill at
the centre of the tiles since they will crack. Drill only on the
corners where the cement shows. Use only a proper drill and
make it a small as possible to hold the desired weight. The drill
size should be large enough to allow a "bushing" for the screw.
The bushing and screw must match each other. Once the bushing
is firm, screw in normally. Good luck. I have screwed our whole
apartment (Flat) since I am an art collector and have about 50
expensive paintings hanging, and my wife has asked me to to
a lot of hanging stuff in the kitchen for her gadgets. Be it luck or
not, I have not yet reached any pipes but I am still trying! PS,
Keep the level on hand to check, otherwise you will end up with
a tilted "whatever" you are installing.

Answer 3

You don't. It is the hard glaze on the face of the tile which will crack, taking the rest of the tile underneath with it. You have to remove this glaze, using a tile cutter to remove a circle sightly wider than the wall plug. Then carefully drill (a variable speed drill on very slow is best) a hole to take the wall plug. Start with a small drill bit and work up to the desired size. Insert the wall plug and screw the screw into this. Do not overtighten it.

Answer 4

well, if you must use nails, bout the only hope of doing that is putting them in on the grout lines.

Yes, you can drill into a tile without cracking it.....sometimes. you do need a special bit and a high speed drill. a proper bit and a dremel to at least make a starter hole is your best bet.

One trick i can help you with, is that when you figure out where you have to drill, mark the spot and take measurements of where it is. drill a hole in a board the same or just slightly larger than the bit you intend to drill into the tile with, line that hole up with you mark, using you measurements to make sure you have it in the right place, hot glue the board in place. drill through the tile, using the board to keep the drill bit in place, they tend to wander all over when trying to drill a smooth surface like tile. use the diamond tiped bit ONLY to get through the tile, mark the depth of the tile plus the board on the bit with tape. use a regular (maybe, might need a masonary bit, depending on how the tiling was done and over what surface.) to drill the rest of the way. if the tile was simply done over sheet rock, you might need hollow wall anchors, if you dont happen to be on a stud.

Be prepared to replace a tile, no matter what you do, it can still break. maybe it wont, but defects in the tile can make it break no matter what you do.

Myself, to save all that aggravation, i use stick on hooks, or put things on the grout lines to save all that trouble.

Answer 5

As a lot of people have said you need a masonary bit in the drill & take it steady. You are very unlikely to crack the tile by drilling a hole in it....... the thing that will crack the tile is if when you put the plug in the hole you have drilled - you must push it into the hole past the thickness of the tile otherwise as soon as you screw something into the plug it will expand and the tile will crack!

Answer 6

This depends on the type of tile you have on your wall, a tile drill is probably your best bet, you can get them from most DIY stores and for one off use a cheap one will do. However, you can mark your tile with a felt tip pen where you want your hole, cover the mark with masking tape, take a nail and place it on your mark, strike the nail with a hammer until the tile glaze is penetrated, then use a masonary drill to create your desired hole size. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

I drilled holes in tiles whilst putting a soap dish and curtain rail in the shower. Mine didn't crack. I didn't hurry-just took things easy. But I would use superglue which will save a lot of work and do the job just as well. Or no nails adhesive.

Answer 8

Put a strip of Duct Tape on the tile, slowly without a lot of pressure drill the hole.

Remove duct tape and you are good to go.

Answer 9

Put masking tape over the part to be drilled and the tile won't crack.

Answer 10

First, do no longer drill the tile! learn the entire wall to experience if there are not any pipes (gas, electric, nor Water Pipes). you need to apply uncomplicated experience by using following the organic path of maximum of those installations, if doubtful don‘t drill. do no longer drill on the centre of the tiles because they're going to crack. Drill purely on the corners the place the cement shows. Use purely a ideal drill and make it a small as obtainable to hold the needed weight. The drill length must be sufficiently vast to permit a "bushing" for the screw. The bushing and screw ought to tournament one yet another. as quickly as the bushing is corporation, screw in in many situations. solid success. I particularly have screwed our total house (Flat) because i'm an artwork collector and function approximately 50 costly artwork putting, and my spouse has asked me to to diverse putting stuff interior the kitchen for her contraptions. Be it success or no longer, I particularly have not yet reached any pipes yet i'm nonetheless attempting! playstation , save the point reachable to learn, or you will finally end up with a tilted "in spite of" you're setting up.