Can You Nail Into Concrete Block

On this renovation project we used multiple tools but the one game changer for us was the ramset powershot concrete nailer.

Can you nail into concrete block.

Continue striking the hammer until the nail is driven in to where you want it. Masonry nails are cheaper than concrete nails and are less likely to break or bend. Use the correct nails when you intend on hammering them into concrete. With a finished lower level we.

Use at least a two pound hammer. Using this simple nail you can hang anything on cinder block concrete cement or bricks. The only nailing i have ever done into concrete is with the special cut masonry nails and i doubt if there is an air nailer available that will even accept those type. Tip 2 the correct hammer.

Normally what happens when nailing into a block is the block will spall toward the inside of the block. Excess holes will also allow water to seep through the cinder block walls. This tool is essentially a 22 caliber pistol that fires hardened nails into concrete. The ths fluted nail easily hammers into concrete.

We have a block basement during this winter i have been studding some of the exterior walls for insulation and drywall application. Concrete nails are made of hardened steel and have fluted shafts that help them sink into the concrete. Proper masonry nails or concrete nail are specifically designed to withstand the pressure of being hammered into a hard set surface. Tip 1 the right nails.

Simple picture hanging tips. Furring strips are long thin pieces of wood nailed to cinder blocks in order to support a finished wall. Use carefully aimed hammer strikes to drive the nail into the concrete wall so you don t miss and bend the nail or strike the wall and damage it. Installing furring strips on a masonry wall reduces the number of holes punctured into the cinder block which weakens the block.

This will leave a small amount of the block holding the nail. If you don t think fastening to concrete can be fun then you ve never used a powder actuated fastener.