Attach wood to a concrete floor in your house.
How to attach wood wall to concrete floor.
Step 1 select screws.
These holes will be a guideline for the screws and allow you to screw them into place.
Drill holes through the wood sole plate with a wood bit and mark the floor.
Your screw should be long enough to penetrate completely through the wood and at least 1 inch 2 5 cm into the concrete.
This is a beneficial skill to learn and can apply to large projects such as a deck or gazebo or to small projects like a dog house or an arbor.
Replace the sole plate and drive lag screws with washers into the shields.
You need to be certain that your screw is long enough to penetrate through your wood and at least inch into the concrete.
Tim carter of ask the builder demonstrates a really simple way to nail wood to a concrete floor in your home with a simple rotor hammer drill.
Step 2 predrill holes.
Measure the depth of your wood and concrete objects and purchase screws that will fasten the wood securely.
Another option to attach wood to concrete is by using masonry screws.
Knowing how to attach wood to concrete without drilling holes in the concrete can be an essential part of making a project work.
Next you need to pre drill holes into the wood and concrete that are smaller than the diameter of the screws you are using.
Concrete is durable and can be a valuable part of a structure to work with if you only know how to use it properly.
Move the sole plate drill the floor suck out the dust and tap the shield into place.
This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor.
Lag shields produce strong joints but they involve more installation steps than most fasteners.
Select concrete screws based on the length of the intended hole.
Step 3 apply.