Porcelain cracks. Once it does, you are not patching it — you are replacing tile that probably is not made anymore.
Call (601) 909-5117Text a PhotoTile is the least forgiving surface I work on. A cracked tile is not a repair, it is a replacement, and matching an existing tile is often impossible.
A masonry bit on hammer mode will shatter porcelain. It takes a diamond core bit, low speed, steady pressure and patience. It is slow on purpose.
Glazed tile is slick. The bit wants to skate across the surface and scar it before it ever bites. Tape and a start angle prevent that.
The tile is not holding your TV. Whatever is behind it is. The hole has to land on framing, which means locating studs behind a surface a stud finder struggles to read.
Porcelain, ceramic, natural stone tile and large-format panels all behave differently, and the risk is not the same on a $2 builder tile as it is on an imported slab.
I quote tile after I see photos. It is not an inexpensive job, but if you want it done without damage this is the one worth paying for.
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Yes. It takes a diamond core bit, low speed and no hammer mode. Tile cracks when someone rushes it with the wrong bit. I go slow on purpose.
It is why I quote tile carefully and work slowly. A cracked tile usually cannot be patched, and matching existing tile is often impossible because the run is discontinued.
It takes several times longer and the consequence of a mistake is far higher. Drilling four holes in porcelain can take longer than an entire drywall install.
Yes. Send photos of the tile and the wall. Porcelain, ceramic and natural stone all drill differently and I would rather know before I arrive.
On anything harder than drywall I want to see it before I quote it. Text a picture and I will tell you what it takes.
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