Hole Through Bathroom Wall

Before drilling holes in your walls read this or risk a diy disaster.

Hole through bathroom wall.

If you have quite a few holes to drill you may also want to consider creating a small template with a small block of wood. Into any walls that connect to your bathroom. Of course appropriate tools will accelerate your working speed. Whether it s a newly tiled bathroom or an existing one having to put holes in tiled walls is a common task.

If you re a planner and know where bathroom accessories are going it s a good idea to have wood blocking in the wall. Wood blocking provides solid backing for the screws. However if there s no blocking in the wall then we recommend drilling holes directly in the tile. Simply bore a hole through the wood that s the same diameter as the drill bit you ll be using and place this over the area on the tile using the hole as a guide for the drill by holding it in place with your free hand.

If joists are 16 inches on center and pipes run across them at a right angle holes should differ in height by about 3 8 inch. But when it comes to venting a bathroom fan with the interior wall or you want to install a bathroom exhaust fan with light and heater then it s a bit. Running drainpipe through joists calls for meticulous work. This in turn prevents wiggly accessories which drive me nuts.

Attic and basement to see where they go up or down through framing.