{"id":438,"date":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=438"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:00:00","slug":"drilling-brick-concrete-tiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/drilling-brick-concrete-tiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Drilling into brick, concrete and tiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"438\" class=\"elementor elementor-438\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-42cc8ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42cc8ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11b55f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b11b55f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Hanging a shelf or mounting a TV is much easier when you use the right bit for the wall. Face brick and plastered brick need a masonry bit and a hammer drill, while solid concrete may need an SDS drill for larger holes. Tiles need a dedicated tile or glass bit and a gentle approach to avoid cracking them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbdebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"4cbdebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-2-800x475.jpg\" class=\"attachment-800x475 size-800x475\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e401c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"48e401c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>On tiles, stick masking tape over the spot to stop the bit slipping, start slowly without hammer action and switch to a masonry bit once through the tile. Always check for hidden pipes and cables before drilling. Choose wall plugs and screws rated for the weight you are hanging, and ask us if you are unsure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Different walls need different bits and techniques, and getting it right means your fixings hold firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[67,74],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-projects","tag-drills","tag-how-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35536,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions\/35536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/hardware-store\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}