I wanted to secure two pieces of wood to the cinderblock in my garage.
Rim shotattaching wood to concrete wall.
Fortunately there are many ways to make the transition from concrete floors and wall frames to wood floors and drywall.
Install your sleve anchors.
Use a wood bit to drill pilot holes through the ledger board.
Furring strips furring is wood strips attached to a concrete wall and used as a base for nailing up wall coverings such as drywall.
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.
Hammer the sleeve anchor through the ledger board into the concrete wall.
Attaching wood to cmu concrete masonry unit is possible using several procedures.
Additionally determine if you must make the connection removable or permanent.
Next use a concrete bit to drill into the concrete wall.
Proper installations include the use of fasteners and construction adhesive to secure the strips.
Glue alone will secure furring to concrete walls but it s typically not sufficient in most instances.
I secured the first 2x4 to the cin.
Mortar nails are the cheapest option for attaching wood to concrete but there is a trick to get these nails to work.
This method is only effective when you are attaching wood to concrete blocks or a concrete black wall.
Fastening wood quickly and securely to concrete is a simple job with this method from my contractor s bag o tricks.
Determine how much stress the fastener needs to resist for the connection between the concrete block and the wood.
Both hex head and phillips head styles are available.
They can be used in concrete block and brick.
Install two bolts at the end of each ledger board.
This is a video of me using tapcon concrete screws.
Tighten the bolts carefully.
Learn how to use standard construction.