Rim Shotattaching Wood To Concrete Wall

Both hex head and phillips head styles are available.

Rim shotattaching wood to concrete wall.

This method is only effective when you are attaching wood to concrete blocks or a concrete black wall. Concrete screws come in 3 16 and 1 4 inch diameter in lengths up to 3 3 4 inches. Mortar nails are the cheapest option for attaching wood to concrete but there is a trick to get these nails to work. Next use a concrete bit to drill into the concrete wall.

Determine how much stress the fastener needs to resist for the connection between the concrete block and the wood. Install your sleve anchors. Learn how to use standard construction. This is a video of me using tapcon concrete screws.

Fastening wood quickly and securely to concrete is a simple job with this method from my contractor s bag o tricks. Hammer the sleeve anchor through the ledger board into the concrete wall. Glue alone will secure furring to concrete walls but it s typically not sufficient in most instances. I wanted to secure two pieces of wood to the cinderblock in my garage.

One way to attach wood to concrete is to use mortar nails. Install two bolts at the end of each ledger board. Attaching wood to cmu concrete masonry unit is possible using several procedures. Fortunately there are many ways to make the transition from concrete floors and wall frames to wood floors and drywall.

I secured the first 2x4 to the cin. Use treated wood if the wood will come into contact with concrete such as the wood floor plates of framed walls or wood furring strips that attach directly to basement walls. They can be used in concrete block and brick. Additionally determine if you must make the connection removable or permanent.

Use a wood bit to drill pilot holes through the ledger board. Proper installations include the use of fasteners and construction adhesive to secure the strips.