Tile Fixings Without Screws

[SK555]

Hello

New bathroom installed and I purchased a blind like this. Helpfully it arrived after the fitters finished and I am now stuck.

Yes I could buy a tile drill bit and install it myself but I don't trust myself not to crack a tile. Are there any alternative fixings that could be possible to hold the blind in a humid-ish environment? I am thinking some super strong command strip type things, but cant quite to find anything suitable from some quick google-fu.

Cheers

[anonymous-user]

The brackets pictured, maybe could screw them to the frame?

Just ordered one for my newly finished bathroom. After drilling many holes in the porcelain tiles I couldn’t face any more drilling.
Bought aluminium blind that compresses into the recess..

[573]

Just buy the tile bits and drill some holes, it's really not difficult.

[sherman]

Buy the tile bit.

[AW10]

A sharp masonry bit will work fine; just go slowly and do not use the hammer setting on the drill! If needs be drill a same size hole in a piece of scrap wood to use as a guide to help keep the bit from wandering until the hole is started.

[tim0409]

You really need to drill the tiles to get a proper fix as non-mechanical methods aren’t going to survive for long.

Depending on the tile, I find these Bosch multi purpose drill bits to be very good - just take it slowly until you are through the surface layer.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-cyl-9-straight-sh...

[jet_noise]

AW10 said:

A sharp masonry bit will work fine; just go slowly and do not use the hammer setting on the drill! If needs be drill a same size hole in a piece of scrap wood to use as a guide to help keep the bit from wandering until the hole is started.

An x (or + ) of masking tape works as an anti-start-wander/start aid too.
Agree on the sharp bit. As the OP is already uncertain he could consider a new one just for this task,

[Rob.]

I've had no issues using the cheap arrow-head shaped tile bits. Bit of masking tape, keep the drill speed slow and squirt some water while drilling to keep the bit cool.

[Mr Pointy]

Yep, it's surprisingly easy to drill tiles with those arrow shaped tile bits. Once you are through you can change to a normal masonary bit to drill the wall for the Fischer wall plug.

[119]

If they are decent porcelain tile, you won’t be getting through them with standard drill bits whatever anyone says.

You will need diamond tipped bits for eg..

https://www.screwfix.com/p/marcrist-pg750x-dry-dia...

[sidekickdmr]

I got fed up with fitting blinds into walls due to always seeming to hit a concrete lintals, so now I fix them on the back surface into the UPVC window, have done this for 10+ years in multiple properties with no issue, very strong too, worth considering?

[Baldchap]

tim0409 said:

You really need to drill the tiles to get a proper fix as non-mechanical methods aren’t going to survive for long.

Depending on the tile, I find these Bosch multi purpose drill bits to be very good - just take it slowly until you are through the surface layer.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-cyl-9-straight-sh...

Can confirm these work on porcelain tiles. For triple pressed or similar you'll go through more than one. Far better to get a diamond one.

[SK555]

sidekickdmr said:

I got fed up with fitting blinds into walls due to always seeming to hit a concrete lintals, so now I fix them on the back surface into the UPVC window, have done this for 10+ years in multiple properties with no issue, very strong too, worth considering?

Out of interest how do you fix them?


Thanks for all the other recommendations guys - looks like i might need to charge the drill

[Mr Pointy]

sidekickdmr said:

I got fed up with fitting blinds into walls due to always seeming to hit a concrete lintals, so now I fix them on the back surface into the UPVC window, have done this for 10+ years in multiple properties with no issue, very strong too, worth considering?

Doesn't the blind hit the window handles?

[sidekickdmr]

SK555 said:

Out of interest how do you fix them?


Thanks for all the other recommendations guys - looks like i might need to charge the drill

Small pilot hole, then just directly screw, the screw will self tap into the plastic nicely and wont go anywhere.

Yes it can catch the handle, but doesn't stop it going up and down freely, and I tend to onloy open/close the slats daily rather than lift/lower

Could pack it out with a spacer if so wished