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Concrete nails are made of high-carbon hardened steel and have fluted shafts that help them sink into the concrete. You can also use masonry nails, which have a square cross-section and are tapered from the head to the tip. Masonry nails are cheaper than concrete nails and are less likely to break or bend.
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Read More »Attaching wood to concrete is one of those projects that occasionally comes up during remodeling projects. For example, if you are building partition walls in the basement or in a home with a slab-on-grade foundation, you will need to attach wood sole plates to serve as the base for the wall studs. Professional carpenters often use a powder-actuated nailer for this—a tool that fires special nails through the wood and into the concrete, using 22-caliber gunpowder cartridges. If you expect to be doing a lot of concrete nailing, you may want to consider investing in a powder-actuated nailer. But if you have only a few nails to drive, driving them with a hammer is much more cost-effective. There are special hardened nails to use for this application, which are quite different than the nails used with a powder-actuated nailer. Concrete nails are made of high-carbon hardened steel and have fluted shafts that help them sink into the concrete. You can also use masonry nails, which have a square cross-section and are tapered from the head to the tip. Masonry nails are cheaper than concrete nails and are less likely to break or bend.
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The most common method of securing a post to a concrete base is using a cast-in-place metal connector such as with a Simpson Strong-Tie, Bison Built or USP Structural Connectors post base. They have a variety of styles that can be drilled and epoxy bolted into the concrete, or set in place as the concrete is cast.
If you prefer not to see the edges of a metal base on the post sides, consider using a knife plate. The plate is first cast into the concrete. The top portion of a knife plate is one simple plate that sticks straight up out of the concrete. A slit is cut into the bottom of the post, then slid down onto the knife plate. Two or four through-bolts are drilled through the post to secure it to the plate inside. Use dark bolts for a more aesthetically pleasing look. Using a knife plate only works for larger posts, such as an eight-by-eight or larger.
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Firewood should not be stacked directly on the ground but instead stacked on a dry platform such as concrete or the base of a wood rack, or raised...
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