Drilling hole in tile to hang a towel rack

[SuperS54]

@rooftopclown

Wondering if you can just use a simple hammer drill

Why bother? Big hammer and a masonry nail should achieve pretty much the same result, hell forget about the nail and just use the hammer.

[Andrew]

@SuperS54

hell forget about the nail and just use the hammer.

I was going to suggest that when I read all your fancy talk about masonry nails. Not everyone is a professional, you know. If you make the hole big enough, you don’t even need a towel rack – just wedge the towel right in the hole and job done. Simple and elegant. There’s a tutorial video here.

[Scott123]

Why not just buy a freestanding towel rack?

[Joebie]

Due to space constraints, freestanding towel rack wont work.

@user86

The problem with Japanese-branded suction cup towel racks is they are intended for thinning and smaller Japanese towels and won’t necessarily hold thick, heavy American bath towels.

That sucks, cause large bath towel is what I am planning on hanging.

@finley

sticky hook

Hanging a large towel on a hook doesn’t always allow for the towel to dry properly.

[quandary]

Hire someone who already has the right tool and the experience to do it.

[SuperS54]

@Andrew

I was going to suggest that when I read all your fancy talk about masonry nails. Not everyone is a professional, you know. If you make the hole big enough, you don’t even need a towel rack – just wedge the towel right in the hole and job done.

The whole idea of a hole seems quite bourgeois, why bother?! Just let it lie where it falls.

[TaipeiGuy2000]

We hung up several towel racks using glue directly applied to the back and then stuck to the wall. We ordered the racks from Shopee and they came with the required glue. None have fallen down so far and they seem very sturdy. Of course, they probably would not hold body weight, but a couple of towels are fine.

We live in a rental and I did not want to drill into tiles.

[Shaun008]

@TaipeiGuy2000

We hung up several towel racks using glue directly applied to the back and then stuck to the wall. We ordered the racks from Shopee and they came with the required glue. None have fallen down so far and they seem very sturdy. Of course, they probably would not hold body weight, but a couple of towels are fine.

We live in a rental and I did not want to drill into tiles.

I don’t know if you can get “sticks like sh*t” here but an equivalent would work, not sure about getting it off though.

Another thing you can do is get permission from the landlord and tell them you will leave it up.