[Noah930]

We are in the final stages of a home renovation/addition project in the Noah household. We have installed subway tile (3"x6") in one bathroom, around the tub/shower. I hate those expandable shower curtain rods that always seem to slip and fall. Therefore I want to install a permanent shower curtain rod, where the ends are held in place, screwed into the walls. My general contractor refuses to drill through the tile, as he is afraid the tile will crack. I understand his concern, as drilling through tile isn't the same as drilling into sheetrock or wood studs, but is there some sort of unwritten rule that you should never ever drill holes through subway tile?

Again, the tiles are oriented in traditional staggered configuration horizontally and measure 3"x6", so they're not big. The curtain rod's mounting plate is about 2" in diameter, with horizontally-oriented mounting holes (holes are to be side-by-side, not one on top of the other), so I should be able to put both holes into one piece of tile, decently away from any tile edges.