Drive Nails Into Concrete Block

Tap the masonry nail lightly with a hammer to break up the obstruction but do not drive the nail in completely.

Drive nails into concrete block.

This tool is great for small diy projects. If you re fastening something to the concrete wall drive the nail all the way in. The cut nail and the concrete nail. Continue striking the hammer until the nail is driven in to where you want it.

Two common nail options are shown below. For small diy projects such as fastening two by fours and furring strips to concrete in basements or room additions. 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. The hollow cores of the concrete block will just collapse if you try to drive a nail.

These nails are driven through a board and into concrete underneath much like nailing a wood board to a wood floor. Once your hole is the correct depth stop the drill and brush away the accumulated concrete dust outside the hole. This will leave a small amount of the block holding the nail. The hammershot can easily fasten up to 2 1 2 in.

Normally what happens when nailing into a block is the block will spall toward the inside of the block. The cut nail has a square tapered shape with a square tip. 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. If you are fastening wood to concrete block walls drive the nails into the mortar joints not into the block.

If you encounter an obstruction stop the drill and remove it from the hole then insert a masonry nail with the tip touching the block. Remove the nail and resume drilling. Insert concrete or masonry nails into the holes and drive them flush to the surface of the wood using a framing hammer. Hammer actuated tool with a barrel design that allows for easy horizontal and overhead fastening up to 2 1 2 in.