Nailing into concrete

Using concrete nails to nail boards into concrete slabs can be an inexpensive project when you do it manually. With just a hammer drill, masonry bit, concrete nails , and a hammer, you can accomplish roughly the same feat as you would by using a gun-style power nailer. But attaching to concrete really isn’t much more difficult than fastening to wood.

Unsubscribe from Ask the Builder? Concrete is a hard-set substance which is firm and durable. The combined diameter of the two 16d sinker nails is perfect to produce a very strong bite into the concrete. If you do this right and the concrete is strong, you often need a crowbar to extract the nails at a later date.

Technically speaking, your basement floor is made of concrete , of which cement is one of several components. If you plan to finish a basement, you have the fun prospect of having to nail the. A concrete nail is best used when you are joining wood to a concrete surface.

This is mostly found when finishing off a basement, building, or garage on a poured slab. The nails can be driven through the lumber plate and into the concrete. This tools also works to drive nails into.

It drove the nails into new concrete very well, but old concrete was too hard for it and just bent the nail. Unlike manually driving nails into concrete , you do not need to make a pilot hole with concrete nail guns. This is where you begin to see the real value in these nailers. In fact, it is unsafe to fire into a pilot hole. Drive the masonry nails directly into concrete walls with a hammer.

Masonry nails are hardened and have grooved shafts and flat heads. If you are just getting started learning how to frame a basement wall then its better to not nail them down until you are sure that the walls are built and positioned correctly. Shop Nail Gun Depot for your next concrete nail gun. We also carry pneumatic t nailers for cement. There are two main types of them.

One is like a chisel, and you strike the top place with a mallet to fire the shot. Many of them are industrial grade. Drives concrete and steel nails in wood to concrete applications. Push pull nails nail nails put into the groove.

Hit the nail job Align and place the m. I replaced a BottomWallPlate on a concrete pad. In order to check, tap a test nail into the concrete surface. If it makes a well-defined dent, you can use a PAT, but avoid the tool if the concrete shatters. This specialty nail gun can nail into concrete. Be sure to match the correct nail cartridge to the job, as each cartridge contains gunpowder and incorrect nails will drive too far from the force.

The setting can be changed according to the depth of the material. Hand concrete nails can be used if the concrete slab is fairly new (less than two weeks old). An explosive nail gun is another option. Watch this video tutorial for a demonstration on how to nail wall plates into concrete.

The pin should be long enough to go completely through the wood and into the concrete about one inch. Nailing into concrete yuk hate it as its hit or miss like what Robert said you have to find the sweet spot. Yes, there are concrete nails.

But, they are a bugger to drive in, and a bugger to get out. And you have a very good chance of the concrete coming off, and all you end up with is a hole. Be sure to wear safety goggles when hammering masonry nails into concrete.

Shop for Ramset I-F concrete fasteners and pins for both gas and powder actuated fasteners. Sort the view by tool or by application. Drill with Two Different Bits.

You will need good eye and ear protection, but it is actually quite fun. Later, Dave was nailing into a nasty old brittle floor, and I suggested we try tape under it to hold the cement together. It worked so well, we always make sure that we have two faced tape or duct tape on the truck. You can get these at most big hardware stores.

After spending years nailing concrete , when we came west, we found out that all the installers out here PL their gripper. Nailing into masonry requires the right type of nail , a good quality hammer, and some technique. Anchor objects to concrete quickly and securely. Then drive the concrete screw into the anchor. The mortar joint offers a solid masonry nailing surface that will hold a nail.

You may prefer to use flat, or cut, concrete nails for nailing into mortar joints between concrete block, and use ordinary round concrete nails for nailing wall sole plates into concrete slab floors. The drill bits that come with tapcon screws can tolerate many holes (I drilled a bunch into the same concrete when framing the basement), and go in quite quickly with a hammer drill (albeit loudly). I personally hate the thought of nailing into concrete for the reason you mentioned. Re: Shooting wood furring strips to concrete our Stanley Bostitch coil nailer shoots up to 2. Power max nailer that shoots up to 2. Puts that lil puppy right in there.

You do want a quality concrete slab to use that method.