Hole Cutting help

Dougie212 · 5 Aug 2018

Hi all...

I’m in need of some help cutting a hole in a ceramic tile I’m laying in our downstairs loo.

The waste pipe for the toilet is in the concrete floor and typically in laying the tiles out square to the room before fixing them, I’ve found that the toilet waste falls onto a full tile. I would ideally not like to cut the tile in half and do half cuts..

I’m just wondering if there is a way anyone can suggest of cutting the hole as a full circle. It a rather late hole so didn’t know if there was a hole saw big enough on sale.. Any suggestions would be massively appreciated..

Bonni · 6 Aug 2018

I use either a 4", 5" or 6" core drill depending on the toilet fitting.

If the toilet is not really manoeuvrable because it's cemented in, I would have laid the tiles so the grout line hit the toilet so you can cut the shape out of the sides of 2, 3, 4 tiles etc..

lostinthelight · 6 Aug 2018

If you havent yet laid the tile and can mark the hole accurately you could cut it with this type of thing if you dont have a core bit.
https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p8...MI6enD54PZ3AIVhbDtCh0XvgcXEAQYAiABEgJL7fD_BwE
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foxhole · 8 Aug 2018

You don't need to cut the hole in one go, you can use a small hole drill around the perimeter then join with a marking tool and break out the center carefully.

You don't even need a round hole you could cut it square as loo base with hide.

IJWS15 · 13 Aug 2018

Drill a hole large enough to get the end of a carbide saw through and saw it out. Or stitch drill and saw.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/vitrex-tile-saw/8884d

L95 · 20 Aug 2018

foxhole said:
You don't need to cut the hole in one go, you can use a small hole drill around the perimeter then join with a marking tool and break out the center carefully.

You don't even need a round hole you could cut it square as loo base with hide.

+1 for this method. Or maybe time to break out the carpentry skills and box it in to avoid the cut

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Hole Cutting help

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