Timeline for How to cut a hole through kitchen ceramic floor tile to install pop-up electrical box?
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| Feb 4, 2023 at 3:48 | vote | accept | Minh Tran | ||
| Aug 18, 2022 at 0:58 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Google “tile blade for fein”. If you’ve got porcelain tiles, buy a spare blade. | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 19:45 | history | edited | Minh Tran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 17, 2022 at 19:26 | comment | added | Minh Tran | Unless code forbids putting a pop-up outlet on a kitchen floor, I will regard this as doable (because the risk of water ingress from mopping/splashing can happen anywhere e.g., a person spilling water onto a floor outlet in the living room). In addition, these are marketed as installable on countertops, where there is surely a higher risk of spills. | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 19:22 | comment | added | Minh Tran | @Ruskes your concerns are valid. For these reasons, I opted for a box design where the plug interface is raised above ground, tilted upwards at an angle and not recessed into the floor. It is GFCI protected and there is a gasket where the outlet shuts (the outlet itself is IP44 rated). | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 18:20 | comment | added | HABO | A carbide blade might cut through the tile, depending on the hardness. A diamond blade will certainly work. A segment blade gives you a fair bit of cutting length, but still allows you to work into corners. | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 15:39 | answer | added | P2000 | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 1:22 | comment | added | DIY75 | As for cutting, use diamond blade on slow speed with lots of water. The more cutting teeth on the blade the better. | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 1:20 | comment | added | DIY75 | There should be no plugs in kitchen floor. What if someone mops the floor ? | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 1:02 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Kitchen floors often get wet. Wet electrical outlets can be hazardous. A pendant cord hanging from the ceiling might be a better way to have an outlet available at your cart location. | |
| Aug 17, 2022 at 0:51 | history | asked | Minh Tran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |