To prevent the wood material from splitting remember to stagger the anchors do not put them in a straight line down the furring strip or 2x4 studs.
How to fasten wood studs to concrete wall.
Wedge anchors are fasteners that rely on expanding sleeves to anchor two by fours permanently.
Additionally determine if you must make the connection removable or permanent.
Drill at least 1 4 inch deeper into the concrete than the fastener s embedment and suck dust out of the hole with a shop vac.
Mortar nails are the cheapest option for attaching wood to concrete but there is a trick to get these nails to work.
The easiest approach is simply to nail the wood to the concrete.
One way to attach wood to concrete is to use mortar nails.
The cut nail has a square tapered shape with a square tip.
The first thing to do is put your drill into hammer mode and drill a hole in the concrete.
In this video i show you the method that i use to attach basement framing to a concrete floor.
I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor.
Once you ve drilled the holes you ll need only a hammer and a wrench to install the wedge anchors.
Clean any concrete dust out of each hole you drill with a vacuum cleaner or wire brush.
One of the anchors suitable for this usage is the sleeve anchor which has strong holding values in brick and block as well as concrete.
The cut nail and the concrete nail.
The following is a breakdown of the pros and cons of four versatile fasteners most often used for attaching wood to concrete.
Attaching wood to cmu concrete masonry unit is possible using several procedures.
Determine how much stress the fastener needs to resist for the connection between the concrete block and the wood.
This method is only effective when you are attaching wood to concrete blocks or a concrete black wall.
Two common nail options are shown below.
Use wedge anchors to fasten studs to concrete.
Masonry screws are an easy solution to concrete fastening chores.
To bolt into concrete you ll need a hammer drill a titanium or carbide tipped drill bit and wedge anchors.
Hole through the wood and into the concrete to fasten wood plates to concrete floors.