Lisa J Thompson
When you need to create holes on the wall, you will need to know where in the wall is safe to drill a hole before getting your hands on. Read this brief guide right here.
Drilling holes to a wall. Sound simple enough? But no. One single carelessness can lead to hitting the content inside the wall, not to mention that you will damage the structure of the wall itself.
Drilling into a wall
If it’s really the next thing you have to cover, you must read our tips here to make your drilling-at-home safe and sound.
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Why you need a hole on your wall?
For many reasons, a wall hole lets you hang your family picture, a clock, and interior decoration. Besides, there are tons of things to install into the wall that require holes.
Where can you drill?
Before turning on the drill, make sure you examine the wall.
Stay away from wiring
It’s great if you have the architectural drawings in which you can locate electric wires.
But if you don’t, avoid drilling above or below light switch or electrical outlets. Especially if you have electric outlets on the second floor, don’t drill on underneath because the wiring likely directs down to the ground floor.
Make use of the stud finder as a secondary detector. Pay attention when drilling into a bathroom wall or walls shared with a bathroom. You may risk cutting the cables to lighting.
Most wiring runs from 6 to 12 inches across the top of the receptacles. If you must drill into these places, make it shallow.
Don’t drill the stud
Wall stud makes up the structure of the building’s frame; you don’t want to bother this part.
They are vertical posts connecting the plates of the wall. With these studs, you can use a live detector.
You can also manually tap on the wall to listen to the void behind. Shallow regions will sound less hollow than the rest. However, if you don’t trust your ears, just invest in a stud finder.
Avoid pipes
Chances are you will hit the copper pipes and break your home-use drill before it can penetrate the tube.
Industrial-grade tools may cut it through, and that’s what you don’t want. Try to take it slow and keep checking if there is any sign of the pipe.
A snake plumbing inspection camera would be in great help if you can get one. It will tell you where it is safe to drill.
More tips
- Put on goggles when drilling
- Know your equipment
- Go slow and shallow first
- Use heavy-duty tape to avoid crack and chips when drilling on ceramic or glass
Final line
Try to get the work done in the utmost safety because the cost of repairing may trouble your wallet.
Don’t hesitate to get help from someone who knows or an expert team to do it for you if you are not confident in avoiding what hidden inside the concrete wall.
