Drilling Ceramic Tile For Toilet Flange

Jimmy o ca not a hammer drill.

Drilling ceramic tile for toilet flange. Whether it s a newly tiled bathroom or an existing one having to put holes in tiled walls is a common task. When replacing a toilet it s fairly common to discover that the existing toilet flange will not work for the new toilet. Before you drill ceramic tile clean the surface with soap and water and put masking tape in the shape of an x over the area you re drilling. Works best to drill the smallest hole you can as a pilot maybe 1 8 then follow that with the size you need.

Also if you use a nail and a gentle hammer to make a small chip in the glaze at the exact spot you intend to drill it keeps the bit from wandering. Set your toilet flange into position on top of the tile with the back holes lined up parallel to the wall behind and the two slots parallel to the two walls on each side of the toilet. It will be hidden under the toilet bowl. This video how to install toilet flange above tile on concrete floor or concret slab shows the process of installing toilet flange above porcelain tile or ov.

Drilling ceramic floor tile for closet flange screws. Almost anything that mounts to the wall from installing hardware for toilet paper rolls and soap dishes to a new medicine cabinet is going to require drilling through tile. Unlike with drywall you can t just drill the screw straight in. Next set your drill on low speed and apply just.

Before laying the tile i used a tile bit to drill holes where the flange would be screwed in. You can see where i cracked the edge of the tile when drilling. Installing new towel racks or shelves sometimes requires putting screws through ceramic tile. Since i would eventually be drilling into the new cement i let it cure for a week before laying the final cermic tile with thinset.

When the subfloor is concrete as is often the case with basement bathrooms or other slab foundation situations replacing the flange is no easy matter since it can be quite hard to drill holes in concrete to secure the new flange.