Making Holes In Ceramic Pots

Keep holes at least 1 inch from the edge of the pot and about 2 inches from the other holes.

Making holes in ceramic pots.

However most ceramic flower pots do not have any holes in the bottom of them which are vital for drainage purposes. Experts at adding drainage holes to containers agree that you should mark the hole spot on the planter either with a pencil on clay pots or a nick from a nail or the drill on harder to drill pieces. With your spray bottle in one hand and drill in the other slowly go at it. Ceramic pots can be purchased quite cheaply from flea markets or garage sales.

You can even make your own. On ceramics mark the spot with a ding from a smaller drill bit. Be sure that the pot is set somewhere where it is secure and won t move as you start to drill. How to drill drainage holes in ceramic pots planters and more posted on january 16 2013 by dave 64 comments y ou can find a variety of ceramic containers at most thrift stores garage sales and outlet stores.

We used a masonry bit to drill our hole. Scratch a small starter mark where you want the drainage hole with your nail to help the drill bit to stay in place. Set your pot upside down so that you are drilling from the outside in. At first we thought we were going to use a bit for tile but my dad couldn t find his so we opted for a masonry bit.

How to drill a hole in a ceramic pot. Find a masonry bit. So here s what i used. And here s how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot.

Ceramic pots and vases make for wonderful container gardens but many that you find at flea markets or specialty stores don t have a drainage hole. A drainage hole helps excess water leave the soil so that your plant s roots are not sitting in a puddle rotting. A ceramic pot can make an ideal storage container for your flowers and also for an indoor herb garden. This keeps the bit from overheating and potentially snapping and the pot from cracking.

Keep the drill bit and pot surface wet with the spray bottle.