Attach Wood To Concrete Video
Attach Wood to Concrete - Easy with No Anchors
IMPORTANT NOTE: What you see in the video using regular nails should only be done when you know the wood will NEVER GET WET. If you use this method outdoors with treated lumber, then you MUST USE stainless-steel nails or double-dipped hot galvanized nails. You'll have to upsize the drilled hole to 5/16ths or 3/8th inches. Experiment until you have moderate resistance hammering in the nails.
Does your upcoming project require you to attach a piece of lumber to a concrete floor or concrete wall? Not sure how to do it? Here is a very easy method for attaching that wood to concrete without using all those concrete anchors.
You will need a hammer drill, 20 ounce hammer and some 16d nails. Insert a 1/4" masonry drill bit, 4 or 6 inches long, into the hammer drill. Drill through the wood and into the concrete. Pull the drill out occasionally to clear the shavings. Once the hole is drilled, take two nails and place them in the hole. Then drive both nails into the hole at the same time.
Drilling the two nails in at the same time will create a solid connection that will be almost impossible to pull out. Space the holes about 16" to 24" on centers and your wood will be firmly held in place.
Does this method also work on concrete block walls?
When using pressure treated lumber aren't stainless steel or cement coated fasteners required?
What system is used if using metal rails for bottom and top of studs? How do you secure that to concrete? Should anything be placed between the metal and concrete? If I do end up using wood same, question, should anything be placed between the wood and concrete?
Then in a couple of years the board will come loose once the nails are eaten away...
This article leads the reader to believe that common 16D nails can be used for treated lumber. It fails to mention that only fasteners rated for contact with the particular type of pressure treating chemicals should be used. Very dangerous omission...
But, in green treated wood, you should always use hot dipped galvanized nails.
would this method work for attaching the wood to concrete with 2.5in. rigid insulation (IFC form) on it (inside of a garage)
What about outdoor attachment like building a railing for a front door?