Making hole for bath tap

[Pam50]

First post so I hope I'm in the right place.
We are doing work in our ensuite and bathroom and will be replacing our bath. The Adamsez bath we have chosen comes with the waste and overflow holes already cut but we, sorry my husband, has to cut the hole for the bath mixer himself. Any tips on how to do it correctly and accurately without destroying the bath?

 

[breezer]

probably a hole cutter

what is the bath made of?

 

[EliteHeat]

With an appropriately sized holesaw & masking tape.

 

[keego]

Use a decent hole cutter in your drill, make sure you turn off the hammer action on it before you start cutting, use masking tape to cover the parts you want to drill & finally measure 3 times & cut once.

 

[breezer]

agree with measure 3 times cut once, but also drill pilot hole 1st

 

[Paul Barker]

And spend whole time wondering why you didnt charge cost of bath to do the job because one slip and you're buying new one for customer.

 

[keego]

Any job that involves cutting holes in expensive parts I tell the customer to cut it themselves before I fit it, if they don't like it they can get someone else to fit it.

 

[Pam50]

I'm a woman and I haven't a clue what the bath is made of ( it doesn't say anything in their brochure about what it is made of either). I picked it cos it looks nice, that's my contribution to the project
My hubby, although not a plumber, is fairly handy at DIY and so far in 21 yrs of marriage there have been no disasters (touch wood). However he has never had to drill a tap hole so was a looking tips on how to make sure it is positioned correctly and how to avoid scoring the bath surface. The tips so far re the masking tape sound great. Thanks

 

[ChrisR]

I haven't a clue what the bath is made of

Yes you have.
Stop being a

blonde.
Plastic or metal!

 

[Pam50]

Think it must be plastic then cos the salesman promoted it because it had more fibreglass reinforcing than another brand.

 

[breezer]

Think it must be plastic then cos the salesman promoted it because it had more fibreglass reinforcing than another brand.

so its fibre glass then

yes deeinently use masking tape, and measure to centres at least 3 times, also make allowance for nut under tap (dont want tap too close to edge)

as for cutter get a proper hole cutter of the right size

then before actual drilling try to cut a hole in an old cardboard box (with hole cutter) , see is the actual whole the right size, card board boxes are cheap, bath isnt

and still drill a pilot hole to save slipping