This tool is essentially a 22 caliber pistol that fires hardened nails into concrete.
Can you nail into concrete block.
We have a block basement during this winter i have been studding some of the exterior walls for insulation and drywall application.
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.
Use the correct nails when you intend on hammering them into concrete.
You can also use masonry nails which have a square cross section and are tapered from the head to the tip.
With a finished lower level we.
Drive the masonry nail into the concrete wall with the hammer.
Furring strips are long thin pieces of wood nailed to cinder blocks in order to support a finished wall.
If you don t think fastening to concrete can be fun then you ve never used a powder actuated fastener.
This will leave a small amount of the block holding the nail.
Tip 2 the correct hammer.
The same way if you were to shoot glass with a bb gun or something similar the side you shoot has the small hole the other side has a larger portion of the glass blown out.
Using this simple nail you can hang anything on cinder block concrete cement or bricks.
Excess holes will also allow water to seep through the cinder block walls.
Concrete nails are made of hardened steel and have fluted shafts that help them sink into the concrete.
Simple picture hanging tips.
On this renovation project we used multiple tools but the one game changer for us was the ramset powershot concrete nailer.
Proper masonry nails or concrete nail are specifically designed to withstand the pressure of being hammered into a hard set surface.
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.
Masonry nails are cheaper than concrete nails and are less likely to break or bend.
Tip 1 the right nails.
The ths fluted nail easily hammers into concrete.
Continue striking the hammer until the nail is driven in to where you want it.