Installing Shower Curtain Rod Into Ceramic Tile

Generally doors are used on shower stalls while curtains are used on bathtubs equipped with a shower head.

Installing shower curtain rod into ceramic tile.

How to install your shower rod. Ceramic tile can be drilled with a carbide bit while glass and porcelain call for a diamond tipped bit. Porcelain tile looks a lot like regular ceramic tile but it s much harder. How to drill into a bathroom wall to install a shower rod.

A door or a shower curtain. Straight shower rods often mount to bathroom walls with tension but bowed shower rods designed to give you more elbow room in the shower. When installing the curtain rod to hold the shower curtain in position chances are that you need to drill into ceramic tile. Standard drill bits don t work on tile but not to worry.

This is actually not as simple as it sounds you have to keep in mind the height of the shower curtain and also the distance the curtain will lie from the edge of the tub. Choose and place a tiny mark in the spot you want the rod to be on both walls. While mounting rods tend to look a little better than tension rods you may need to drill into tile to install them which can be moderately difficult. A tension shower rod uses a spring to keep it from sliding down the tiled wall.

A typical shower curtain is 72 x 72. A correct rod placement is when your curtain rests just above the floor or so that when the shower is running all of the water is contained in the shower area. There are two ways that showers are enclosed. An alternative to drilling into your tile is to use a tensioned shower curtain rod.

Have the right bit for ceramic tile. Installing a shower curtain rod into ceramic tile is a little more complicated than drilling into drywall but with the right tools you can do it. Get a rod that suits your needs and hang it 72 75 in 180 190 cm above the ground to keep the curtain off of the floor but under the rim of your tub.