When I first started looking into drilling a hole in a concrete pot, I was worried that I’d need a hammer drill. They have a special tip that helps them burrow into the material to create a hole. These bits are specially designed for tough materials like concrete and brick. And it worked! Though I would recommend using a bit designed for tile when drilled into ceramic even if both can work.įor concrete, however, I recommend using only a masonry bit. I actually used a masonry bit to drill into ceramic, too-despite the particular bit not being designed for ceramic. Here’s what I used:Īnd here’s how I drilled drainage holes in a concrete pot That means that a lot of cheap pots will be made of concrete, but a lot of them won’t have drainage holes. While concrete pots aren’t as common as ceramic pots, concrete is super trendy right now.
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So I wanted to share a related tip on how to drill a drainage hole in a concrete pot. I recently did a quick tip post about how to drill a hole in a ceramic pot, and it’s been pretty popular! I was kind of amazed by how many people found the information useful, but I guess a lot of pots come with no drainage holes! And there are a lot of people out there who might want to drill a hole in something that wasn’t originally designed to be a planter (like a teacup?).
Quick tip: How to drill drainage holes in a concrete pot It turns out that it’s easy, and you can do it with a regular drill. Wondering if you can drill drainage holes in a concrete pot? I was, too-and I wondered if I’d need a specialized hammer drill to drill through concrete.
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