How to drill through Tile for a lock bolt

How to drill through tile for a lock bolt

When I am fitting a patio bolt lock, ADI Bolt or shop front bolt lock, I usually find myself drilling through tile.

The last thing I ever want to do is chip a tile.

This is a process I have been using for quite a few years now and I have never chipped a tile when making a hole for an ADI bolt or patio bolt.

Shop front doors especially are ones you have to look out for. To fit the lock you usually have to drill through these tiles near the edge or even on a tile joint.

With this method I am about to show you, you can make a perfect hole in a tile anywhere you want. You don’t have to worry about templates that can slip or pilot holes.

No Masonary Bits for drilling lock bolt holes

Don’t even mention masonry drills. Keep your masonry drills for drilling rough holes, not holes in expensive tiles.

So lets get into it.

To make the hole in the tile we are using a diamond holesaw. The holesaw has no pilot drill bit.

We need to have very good control of our drill for this to work. If you cant control your drill, the hole could drift and end up in the wrong place.

We will need plenty of water for this. Diamond hole-saws do not like to cut dry.

Marking the hole is done with a pencil, or removable pen.

Tilt the drill and holesaw

Take your drill with the diamond holesaw in it and start the cut on an angle. You have to carefully hold the drill in position while you are making this cut.

Keep the angle on the drill until it has made a good groove in the tile.

Slowly tilt the drill up and continue making a groove.

All the time keep adding water.

Don t worry, you can clean up the water when you are finished.

Keep tilting up until you can make the cut perpendicular to the tile.

Now make the cut in the tile straight down.

Drill to the required depth.

Using this method I can always make a perfect hole for a lock bolt. No chips in the tile.

Hope this locksmith tip helps you next time you have to fit a patio bolt or shop front bolt.

Catch you next time.

The Lock Mob locksmith Toowong are a Brisbane based locksmith and security advisors. Contact us for any locks, key and security problem you may have.

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