Pre drill holes into the wood for the concrete screws.
Mounting wood to concrete wall.
Standard nails will not work on concrete but some nails are made specifically for nailing wood to concrete.
You need to make certain when using mortar nails that your nails are long enough to penetrate through your wood and at least inch into the concrete.
Select concrete screws based on the length of the intended hole.
Use a countersink drill bit for this step.
Using hammer set concrete fasteners.
Press the nose against the workpiece pull the trigger and the shell will drive the fastener directly into the concrete.
Countersink the wood enough for the top of the concrete screw to be below the surface of the wood.
If you are willing to make holes in the concrete but do not want to buy the particular drill bit needed then the simplest solution is to get nails for your project.
Learn how to use standard construction.
To use it load a special gun nail and a 22 caliber gun shell into the barrel.
Step 1 select nails.
The fastest and easiest way to attach most wood parts to concrete is to use a powder actuated gun.
Fastening wood quickly and securely to concrete is a simple job with this method from my contractor s bag o tricks.
Different methods to attach wood to concrete.
Step 2 apply.
How to connect wood to concrete method 1 of 3.