Rim Shotattaching Wood To Concrete Wall

Additionally determine if you must make the connection removable or permanent.

Rim shotattaching wood to concrete wall.

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. One way to attach wood to concrete is to use mortar nails. I wanted to secure two pieces of wood to the cinderblock in my garage.

Learn how to use standard construction. Install two bolts at the end of each ledger board. Fastening wood quickly and securely to concrete is a simple job with this method from my contractor s bag o tricks. 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.

Next use a concrete bit to drill into the concrete wall. 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. Mortar nails are the cheapest option for attaching wood to concrete but there is a trick to get these nails to work. Tighten the bolts carefully.

Proper installations include the use of fasteners and construction adhesive to secure the strips. Hammer the sleeve anchor through the ledger board into the concrete wall. Concrete screws come in 3 16 and 1 4 inch diameter in lengths up to 3 3 4 inches. Install your sleve anchors.

I secured the first 2x4 to the cin. This is a video of me using tapcon concrete screws. Glue alone will secure furring to concrete walls but it s typically not sufficient in most instances. Both hex head and phillips head styles are available.

Fortunately there are many ways to make the transition from concrete floors and wall frames to wood floors and drywall. Use a wood bit to drill pilot holes through the ledger board.