QUESTION

Drilling into Ceramic Tile - Please explain to me how to install/adhere woodcabinets to a ceramic tiled wall. Do I drill the ceramic tiled wall? if so, how and what do I do?

ANSWER

ANSWER - There are lots of variables regarding how to attach your cabinets to ceramic tile. We don't have any experience with the requirements and limitations of installing cabinets. Generally speaking, the type of installation and the type of adhesive used will determine how structurally sound a tile wall is and if it is appropriate to have anything (like cabinets) attached to it.

First check with the cabinet manufacturer for their requirements, then determine how the tile was attached to your wall. It will be much more structurally sound if it was attached to a cement mortar bed that is fastened properly to the studs versus having been glued to the dry wall's paper surface.

You can use a carbide tip drill for most tile, but very dense tile like porcelain would require a diamond bit drill. So drill the hole in the ceramic tile before you screw into it.   Good Luck!
ANSWER - There are lots of variables regarding how to attach your cabinets to ceramic tile. We don't have any experience with the requirements and limitations of installing cabinets. Generally speaking, the type of installation and the type of adhesive used will determine how structurally sound a tile wall is and if it is appropriate to have anything (like cabinets) attached to it.

First check with the cabinet manufacturer for their requirements, then determine how the tile was attached to your wall. It will be much more structurally sound if it was attached to a cement mortar bed that is fastened properly to the studs versus having been glued to the dry wall's paper surface.

You can use a carbide tip drill for most tile, but very dense tile like porcelain would require a diamond bit drill. So drill the hole in the ceramic tile before you screw into it.   Good Luck!