You are looking for a drill but you don’t have one. What do you do? You can use a power screwdriver, putty knife, or even a nail to create the hole in your wall. All of these methods work well if you are installing things like light fixtures or shelves on the walls.

The only problem is that they leave marks and scratches on the paint. This article will show you how to drill a hole in wall without a drilling machine. Saving time, money and avoiding any damage!

How How To Drill A Hole In Wall Without A Drilling Machine

It is not as difficult as it may seem to drill a hole in your wall without using a drilling machine. Many DIY enthusiasts love doing projects on their own, especially those that do not require special tools like drills, saws, and the like. This article will tell you how to drill holes in walls yourself and save up on some money.

1) Locate The Spot

Locate where you want to drill the hole in your wall. This may be when you are hanging up pictures or putting up shelves, racks etc. 

It does not really matter what you will use the drilled holes for. It just needs to be a spot on the wall that is visible and accessible from where you stand while you work.

If there are already some openings in your walls which have been covered with different materials like wood over them, take measurements of how deep they go so that later on when inserting anchors into these drill holes. 

They can help support whatever weight might come through using this new route inside the walls.

Once done making markings on your bare wall surface about where exactly these spots are located, remove all coverings such as wallpaper and paint until only plaster or drywall is visible.

2) Place Anchors

Place anchors (plastic, metal or wood) into the spots you have made markings for. These will act as support systems to hold whatever weight might come through these holes once they are drilled out. 

If your wall is tiled or paneled with wooden strips, make sure that any anchor put in does not crack these tiles and panels.

It’s best if you choose plastic over metal ones because they break away easily when enough strength has been added to them by way of screwing something onto it like a bolt or hook. 

This would be necessary should you want to hang anything heavy on your walls such as coats racks etc. Using bolts installed directly into drywall can cause damage, so use caution before doing so!

3) Drill without Drilling Machine

Using a drill bit that matches the size of your anchor, start drilling out through the plaster or drywall. Since these are thin materials, you should not have to use too much force in order to achieve what is required. 

Once done with one hole, simply go over it again so as to make sure there are no cracks around its edges which will render it useless when trying to support something heavy that might come through later on!

Once this step has been completed, move on to making holes at all other places where anchors have already been put into place by using their pre-installed screws/bolts and screwing them together with whatever material needs passage inside the walls, just be careful not to lose control while doing this because accidents can happen and where there’s a will, there is definitely away!

4) Finishing The Job

Once all holes have been made it’s time to fill them up with whatever material you desire. 

This could be pieces of wood, cork, or even plastic, depending on your project and at the end, make sure that everything is secured tightly so as not to cause any accidents because what would a house be without walls? It would simply crumble down!

In conclusion, drilling a hole in their wall does not require too much effort if done correctly using the right kind of tools, but only careful planning ahead before starting out will help achieve success in this task!

You can also check our post about how to drill a hole in brass and how to drill a tapered hole in metal.