Rim Shotattaching Wood To Concrete Wall

Attaching wood to cmu concrete masonry unit is possible using several procedures.

Rim shotattaching wood to concrete wall.

Mortar nails are the cheapest option for attaching wood to concrete but there is a trick to get these nails to work. Both hex head and phillips head styles are available. I wanted to secure two pieces of wood to the cinderblock in my garage. Install your sleve anchors.

Determine how much stress the fastener needs to resist for the connection between the concrete block and the wood. This is a video of me using tapcon concrete screws. 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. 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. 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.

They can be used in concrete block and brick. Concrete screws come in 3 16 and 1 4 inch diameter in lengths up to 3 3 4 inches. Next use a concrete bit to drill into the concrete wall. Additionally determine if you must make the connection removable or permanent.

Use a wood bit to drill pilot holes through the ledger board. Tighten the bolts carefully. Learn how to use standard construction. Proper installations include the use of fasteners and construction adhesive to secure the strips.

Fortunately there are many ways to make the transition from concrete floors and wall frames to wood floors and drywall. I secured the first 2x4 to the cin.