How to Drill a Hole in a Ceramic Tile

Hold the accessory up to the wall in the desired position, and mark the positions of the required holes using a chinagraph pencil or suitable marker.

The drill bit will drift across the surface unless encouraged to stay in the one spot using one of the following methods. You can make a starter indentation for the drill bit using a hard tip hole boring tool. Alternatively, stick a small piece of masking tape onto the tile where you need the hole. Then position the diamond tip drill bit correctly and using the lowest speed bore a hole. Tip: tape a makeshift cardboard tray under the point where you will drill to catch the dust.

Switch to a masonry drill bit of the correct size and drill the hole for the wall plug into the masonry wall behind the tile, which is now exposed by the tile hole.

Fit the wall plug and screw the accessory mounting plate into place. Then fit the accessory and any covers required.