Diamond drilling porcelain tiles - By ricahard Hazell of 365Drills

Expert advice for professional installers on drilling porcelain tiles. By Richard Hazell of 365 Drills

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Drilling Holes in Porcelain and or Glass Tiles

Example of when THINGS GO WRONG:

Case study:

Client uses a general builder for a loft conversion. By the time we arrived
on site there was a lot of trauma and finger pointing.

The builder quotes
to do all the work himself. What we see is a "basic" job gutting out then plaster
boarding the loft. He completes

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How to drill small holes in a bathroom wall tile without cracking it
bathroom drilling

You know the score! Your bathroom tiles are on the wall and looking lovely... So how do you fix your items into hard porcelain tiles without cracking the tile and having to replace expensive stone tiles? Rawl plugs are used and the most common sizes are small 6mm and large 8mm.

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Fitting a Mirror to a bathroom wall with large stone tiles

Now your bathroom is getting close to its finish (tiles grouted) walls painted its time to fit those little accessories that make life easier in a bathroom. In this instance
we are putting up a mirror.

The main challenge is whether to follow the
TILE LINE or the PLUMB LINE. So we make a series of measurements.

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How to install a shower door or panel

FACT: Shower glass at 10mm is heavy and need a number of fixings to hold that weight!

At some stage you will need to install your shower glass panel and door. Most units come as an assembly pack that make use of
1) Large screws
2) Metal channels to secure the glass
3) Extra lugs or wall braces.
4) Glue
5) Foam Strips
6) Mastic.

tile drill bits

And here it is.... This is our wall. We need to drill it twice

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