Additionally determine if you must make the connection removable or permanent.
How to fasten wood studs to concrete wall.
One of the anchors suitable for this usage is the sleeve anchor which has strong holding values in brick and block as well as concrete.
Once you ve drilled the holes you ll need only a hammer and a wrench to install the wedge anchors.
Attaching wood to cmu concrete masonry unit is possible using several procedures.
To prevent the wood material from splitting remember to stagger the anchors do not put them in a straight line down the furring strip or 2x4 studs.
The cut nail has a square tapered shape with a square tip.
Masonry screws are an easy solution to concrete fastening chores.
Use wedge anchors to fasten studs to concrete.
The cut nail and the concrete nail.
The easiest approach is simply to nail the wood to the concrete.
Two common nail options are shown below.
One way to attach wood to concrete is to use mortar nails.
Determine how much stress the fastener needs to resist for the connection between the concrete block and the wood.
Mortar nails are the cheapest option for attaching wood to concrete but there is a trick to get these nails to work.
When you buy the screws you ll also need to get a special bit that makes a pilot hole matched to the fastener.
Drill at least 1 4 inch deeper into the concrete than the fastener s embedment and suck dust out of the hole with a shop vac.
Hole through the wood and into the concrete to fasten wood plates to concrete floors.
The following is a breakdown of the pros and cons of four versatile fasteners most often used for attaching wood to concrete.
If you ve got more than a few holes this size to drill take it out on a rental drill and save yours for medium and lighter duty pilot holes.
Begin by drilling holes in the concrete with a hammer drill.
I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor.
To bolt into concrete you ll need a hammer drill a titanium or carbide tipped drill bit and wedge anchors.
This method is only effective when you are attaching wood to concrete blocks or a concrete black wall.
Clean any concrete dust out of each hole you drill with a vacuum cleaner or wire brush.