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I've just tiled my kitchen splashback and for a first-time job I'm very pleased with it. :smilewinkgrin:
However I've now got rails and racks to install... and the tiles are 13mm thick porcelain (CIR In Tinta 100 x 100). I bought a pack of spear-pointed tile bits in Wickes and tried drilling a spare tile before attacking the wall. The first bit only got about three quarters of the way through the tile - I think I let it get too hot and knackered it.
I've got about 10 holes to drill, only fairly lightweight fixtures, and I'm scared of destroying my lovely new tiles.
Anyway, I've just ordered a pack of 6mm bits from 365 and the write-ups look impressive - will they be able to handle it?
A couple of questions - is a cordless drill better than a mains one? I'm a bit wary of splashing water around a corded one!
And is a 6mm hole OK for a 6mm wall plug, or should I drill a larger hole in the tile (7 or 8mm) so that there's no pressure on it? (Obviously I'll push the wallplug right in past the tile).
Any advice welcome...
However I've now got rails and racks to install... and the tiles are 13mm thick porcelain (CIR In Tinta 100 x 100). I bought a pack of spear-pointed tile bits in Wickes and tried drilling a spare tile before attacking the wall. The first bit only got about three quarters of the way through the tile - I think I let it get too hot and knackered it.
I've got about 10 holes to drill, only fairly lightweight fixtures, and I'm scared of destroying my lovely new tiles.
Anyway, I've just ordered a pack of 6mm bits from 365 and the write-ups look impressive - will they be able to handle it?
A couple of questions - is a cordless drill better than a mains one? I'm a bit wary of splashing water around a corded one!
And is a 6mm hole OK for a 6mm wall plug, or should I drill a larger hole in the tile (7 or 8mm) so that there's no pressure on it? (Obviously I'll push the wallplug right in past the tile).
Any advice welcome...