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. 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. Furring strips furring is wood strips attached to a concrete wall and used as a base for nailing up wall coverings such as drywall.

Additionally determine if you must make the connection removable or permanent. Learn how to use standard construction. I wanted to secure two pieces of wood to the cinderblock in my garage. Use a wood bit to drill pilot holes through the ledger board.

Fastening wood quickly and securely to concrete is a simple job with this method from my contractor s bag o tricks. I secured the first 2x4 to the cin. Install your sleve anchors. Install two bolts at the end of each ledger board.

They can be used in concrete block and brick. Next use a concrete bit to drill into the concrete wall. Concrete screws come in 3 16 and 1 4 inch diameter in lengths up to 3 3 4 inches. Tighten the bolts carefully.

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. Attaching wood to cmu concrete masonry unit is possible using several procedures. This is a video of me using tapcon concrete screws. Hammer the sleeve anchor through the ledger board into the concrete wall.

Proper installations include the use of fasteners and construction adhesive to secure the strips. Concrete is not the easiest material to work with especially if you re trying to build a structure like a house that involves the use of both concrete and wood products.