Cutting Holes in the Ceilings of Wooden Buildings
- 1). Set up your ladder under the place you want to drill the hole. Make sure the ladder is situated firmly on the ground and is not wobbly -- this is important for your safety while on the ladder.
- 2). Put on your safety glasses.
- 3). Prepare your drill by attaching the wooden auger drill bit.
- 4). Climb the ladder with the drill in your hand and make sure that you are securely balanced on the ladder.
- 5). Place the tip of the drill bit on the ceiling in the spot marked as the center of the hole. Begin drilling a pilot hole to act as a guide for the hole saw. Focus carefully; since you are drilling overhead, you need to apply more pressure than usual to the drill to penetrate the wooden ceiling. Maintain your balance while drilling.
- 6). Climb down off the ladder, remove the wooden auger drill bit, and attach the hole saw drill bit.
- 7). Climb the ladder with the drill in your hand and make sure that you are securely balanced on the ladder.
- 8). Place the tip of the hole saw drill bit into the pilot hole that you just drilled and begin drilling. Apply gentle pressure to the drill to penetrate the wooden ceiling and make the bit bore in straight. Brace yourself to feel dust and filings fall onto your face and head; do not attempt to wipe these away while working on the ladder.
