How To Drill Holes in Granite Countertops For Tapcon Screws

In this video we show you how to drill a hole into granite countertops so you can use a Tapcon anchor screw to fasten the cabinet panel to the side of the granite countertop.
How to drill into granite stone
We'll show you which granite drilling tools, and which granite drill bit you'll need. Making your granite drill hole will be impossible without the correct drill bit. A regular drill bit will not drill through granite, nor will a cement and brick drill bit, you must use a specific Tile & Stone drill bit, and make sure the package specifically states that it will drill through granite countertops.
How to drill hole in granite
Using the hole saw, place the drill perpendicular to the surface and start drilling in granite slowly. After speeding up as the hole progresses, keep it straight and clean. After you make the granite drill hole with your granite drill bit, then you can secure the Tapcon masonry anchor screw into place. That's how to drill holes in granite.
✅ granite drilling tools in this granite drilling video:
✅ DEWALT DCK299D1T1 Hammer Drill, Impact Driver Kit: amzn.to/2M6h450
✅ Milwaukee 49-56-0503 3/16" Diamond One-Piece Hole Saw: amzn.to/2NQjaqA
✅ Cramer 5-Fugi Caulking Kit: amzn.to/2DjZVC1
✅ Bosch NS2000 Natural Stone Tile Set (4 Piece): amzn.to/2tXrQlQ
✅ Tapcon 1/4" x 1-3/4" Masonry Anchors: amzn.to/2XJ03Dw
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Drill through granite countertop
Drilling through granite countertops with small holes takes about 5 minutes per drill hole. We like to use the Milwaukee Hole Saw to drill holes in granite countertops, it is a 3/16" diamond hole saw. This type of granite hole saw is one of your most powerful granite drilling tools, allows you to drill into granite countertops.
How To Drill Into Granite Countertops
Congratulations now you know how to drill into granite countertops. Now you can show all your friends how drilling in granite is easy.
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Be sure to see The Ultimate Handyman, his channel has a good video for drilling small holes in granite.

[@jeffostroff]

✅ Tools used in this granite drilling video: DEWALT DCK299D1T1 Hammer Drill, Impact Driver Kit: amzn.to/2M6h450 Milwaukee 49-56-0503 3/16" Diamond One-Piece Hole Saw: amzn.to/2NQjaqA Cramer 5-Fugi Caulking Kit: amzn.to/2DjZVC1 Bosch NS2000 Natural Stone Tile Set (4 Piece): amzn.to/2tXrQlQ Tapcon 1/4" x 1-3/4" Masonry Anchors: amzn.to/2XJ03Dw

[@normhodgkinson6965]

Jeff, another good job, and good info about the drills. thanks for toning down the music, (no music would be better), and do you have a link for the German caulking tools ?

[@jeffostroff]

@@normhodgkinson6965 thanks for reminding me, I went back and added the link to the Cramer, here it is: Cramer 5-Fugi Caulking Kit: amzn.to/2DjZVC1

[@normhodgkinson6965]

@@jeffostroff , thanks, i'm on it.

[@miheadhurts]

10 minutes in and we're still talking about drill bits

[@kris3222]

Informative video but the music over your voice is very annoying

[@jeffostroff]

Yes, we don't do that anymore, have much better production techniques now.

[@funtasticusa7996]

Thanks for the descriptive vid. This really helps newbies like me understand exactly what we should watch out for.

[@jeffostroff]

You are welcome, and thanks for watching our video!

[@timothyschweitzer8209]

What you should watch out for is some idiot designing your kitchen without a Dishwasher end panel for your countertop to rest on. This is a terrible mistake.

[@brianjarosz3667]

Never even showed screwing in the tap on. Which happens to be the title of this mini series he posted on caulk.

[@scarroll625]

End result was great, but this could’ve been a 2 minute video. There’s plenty of idiots like me with short attention spans.

[@jeffostroff]

2 minutes really going to do it for you?

[@scarroll625]

@@jeffostroff I ask the same question on first dates

[@benignomarin-real1997]

I like the music in the background.

[@jeffostroff]

Thanks Benigno

[@semosancus5506]

When I do jobs like this, I generally drill a bigger hole than I need and epoxy a dowel in, then use a wood screw. The dowel can be repaired forever with toothpicks or easily drilled out and replaced.

[@jacobmarley2417]

the music is too loud for the sections you are talking.

[@jeffostroff]

We have much better microphones and audio and video processing now than we did three years ago when this was filmed

[@alexitosrv]

did you use the hammer mode while drilling the granite? I have to do some drilling on a headstone so i'm incredibly nervous about it as I cannot my a mistake and have to make right off the bat

[@DIYeverything513]

Great.video but the point could have been made in 5min. You ramble over the same details 10 times too many.

[@jeffostroff]

Thanks for the view

[@Bills_Bicycle_Rides]

Don't you think you should have removed the old calk first thing?

[@georgehacker6939]

It was so long and wordy that my laptop battery went dead. Concise and to the point would be better.

[@jeffostroff]

Maybe I'll revisit that video and do a shorter version with time lapse. But come one, if a 24 minute video is making your laptop battery die, the problem is NOT with the video.

[@sal.pizzurro]

Would be better to install angle iron under the counter top, attach to the cabinet and then use epoxy or PL to hold the angle to the granite

[@jeffostroff]

Sal, that's another great idea also, thanks for sharing.

[@javierp537]

You could of just screwed into the plywood under the granite 🤷‍♂️

[@jeffostroff]

There wasn't any

[@samuelmiller1128]

The music is very distracting. I don't think you should use music again

[@benmoolman8919]

How would I enlarge a 75mm hole to say 105mm in a granite top?

[@jeffostroff]

Wow, now you are really talking about getting esoteric, you need a specialized bit from Bosch called HDG418 4-1/8 In. Diamond Hole Saw amzn.to/2YNTjoA Not everyone cuts holes that big which is why it's $62, but it could be useful for tile holes around pipes, etc. also.

[@veng1974]

Thanks for the granite info but that is a absolutely terrible caulk job

[@jeffostroff]

no it is textbook smooth

[@robertknowles3677]

​@@jeffostroff Sorry I don't want to be negative about the work but I have to agree with most comments here. You did emphasize use of hammer mode and I did see it was on drill/screw mode so I was thinking, why did he say use hammer mode. The caulk job was not good either. I think you should look at the video before replying like you are because in the video I saw a bad caulk line. It looked all broken up. In the video you say it is perfect. Yet it is all broken up and uneven.

[@beatnik228]

Using your bare finger to wipe that polyurethane glue ! wow

[@jeffostroff]

Wipes right off on a paper towel. WOW!

[@beatnik228]

@@jeffostroff no it dosen't

[@bellyache4860]

Granite is fragile and it's usually never recommended to use hammer drills on granite.

[@jeffostroff]

Hey Belly Ache, can't you tell the difference? I was using my hammer drill in drill/driver mode, not inn hammer drill mode. IT should be more than obvious because nice and close up views show it set to drill mode, not hammer mode.

[@jacobmarley2417]

@@jeffostroff Did you even watch your own video? You specifically talk of using hammer mode as the Bosch bit shows a hammer icon on the package. Seems that you are the one who cant tell the difference and calls into question every other thing you showed in this video.

[@jordanhenshaw]

Nah nah you just need a pipe and some sand and then some copper chisels.

[@ot9180]

This video should be under 8mins. It is 24 instead. Bye

[@jeffostroff]

Yup, it's always the guys looking to zip right through things that overlook important aspects, and do a lousy job. I clean up after people like this all the time, who didn't want to invest the necessary time to learn something. So looks like experience will teach you instead. But that will cost you more than 24 minutes in the end.

[@ot9180]

jeffostroff that is not the point. If you want more subscribers, you need to prepare your videos in a certain way. The proven method is to keep them no longer than 10 mins and make multiple parts. If you don’t want more subscribers, what is the point of these videos?

[@jeffostroff]

@@ot9180 The purpose of the videos is to give DIY people a masterclass how to complete the task with as much information as possible. Sometimes more than 10 minutes is needed, sometimes less. There are tons of major KZbin channels with flooring videos that are over an hour for example to install a wood floor, or 2 hours to remodel a kitchen. You better go hunt them down and let them know. Instead of whining about it, just skip the video ahead 30 seconds at a time, that's hw I watch a majority of videos.

[@traviswolszon1476]

When you repeat 4 times what kind of bit to use you lose interest. I'm at 5 mins and thats after skipping ahead to see if you stop talking. No thanks

[@PIMPINTIN99]

He lost me at drilling into granite 🤣😂

[@treydrier3169]

Thanks for the video but honestly it could have been done in less than half the time of this video. We get it, drill bits are important but to spend that much time on it is a bit overkill.

[@dangerousfandango5943]

Lol you still used your finger to correct that tools mistake...

[@jeffostroff]

I was correcting my mistake, not the too's mistake. Sometimes once you've tooled it down, you can give it a quick touch up with your finger if you don't force it concave, just to make the silicone spread into a spot that you miss. But I always make a few passes with the tool to make sure it is really clean and has sharp edges in the silicone.

[@loisstenner123]

I wouldnt fix that cabinet to the granite with a screw.. In future if anyone pulls the cabinet, and the screw with it, they could shatter the granite. If you want to secure the cabinet to the granite use silicon .

[@jeffostroff]

That was already done there is too much stress on it and it would not hold

[@PIMPINTIN99]

All he needed was some silicone n he’d be set. Some white or translucent not caulking. Caulking with rip like that but silicone 🤣

[@jaimepegado8737]

The job didnt look good, use you finger...better fit.

[@jeffostroff]

LOL, The job didn't look good because you don't know what a good job looks like, nor do you know the correct way to tool caulk. NEVER use your finger to tool caulk. Always use the tool for the correct profile. The concave shape of your finger is not the correct shaped profile. It gets dirty over time because it traps dirt.

[@jaimepegado8737]

@@jeffostroff Sor;ry, it just dont look like a pro job. Erratic caulk, made in Germany dont matter, it is the person who knows how to do it properly, this is the wrong concept, people thought if they have a name brand tools they thought they are good, you have to have a good analysis on what you want to accomplished to get good results, not a brand name tool, that is fake and pretentious. An example a stupid guy wants to use a test prod that is worth $30. bucks because it is expensive and people who see them will think he know what the fuck he's doing....any $2.00 test prod will give the same result reading of a $30. piece of wire...idiot.

[@karissakline6765]

Music is too loud!

[@jeffostroff]

What? I can't hear you! LOL we have better audio production and mics and cameras now, this was a couple of years ago

[@perspicator5779]

Good info but lose the stupid music! Very distracting! Way too long too. Could have been explained in 5 minutes.

[@jasongonos6530]

Get rid of the music…

[@jeffostroff]

yes we have much better mics, cameras, and studio techniques than we did back then

[@cristopherfrakes1416]

"you absolutely must use your protection or you will be in a world of pain" ..... From a regular cordless drill in hammer mood? Bwahaha hahahaha. If you are in a world of pain from your cordless drill in hammer mode it is time for you to immediately end your career in construction and begin your career as a librarian.

[@jeffostroff]

You have obviously never used a hammer mode, especially in a sound chamber like the space shown here.

[@cristopherfrakes1416]

@@jeffostroff I've been using large Hilti hammer drills of every size for over 25 years in addition to smaller units such as his. I've used them in every space imaginable 5 to 7 days a week for nearly 3 decades. You obviously either don't know what you're talking about or have the sensitivities of a 7 year old girl.

[@Bills_Bicycle_Rides]

I do better with my finger.

[@dkupy100]

Check the Amazon link for the deWalt drill...... goes to a dishwasher hose.

[@jeffostroff]

David, thanks for catching that, I just checked and updated all the links. Here is the correct link to the drill kit: DEWALT DCK299D1T1 Hammer Drill, Impact Driver Kit: amzn.to/2M6h450