Drive Nails Into Concrete Block

Hammer actuated tool with a barrel design that allows for easy horizontal and overhead fastening up to 2 1 2 in.

Drive nails into concrete block.

The hollow cores of the concrete block will just collapse if you try to drive a nail. Be careful not to bend the nails as you drive them. Normally what happens when nailing into a block is the block will spall toward the inside of the block. 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 cut nail has a square tapered shape with a square tip. If you are fastening wood to concrete block walls drive the nails into the mortar joints not into the block. This tool is great for small diy projects. This will leave a small amount of the block holding the nail.

If you re fastening something to the concrete wall drive the nail all the way in. For small diy projects such as fastening two by fours and furring strips to concrete in basements or room additions. Two common nail options are shown below. These nails are driven through a board and into concrete underneath much like nailing a wood board to a wood floor.

Insert concrete or masonry nails into the holes and drive them flush to the surface of the wood using a framing hammer. The easiest approach is simply to nail the wood to the concrete. The cut nail and the concrete nail. Reposition the board over the pilot holes aligning the board with the marks on the floor.

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. Continue striking the hammer until the nail is driven in to where you want it. The hammershot can easily fasten up to 2 1 2 in. Remove the nail and resume drilling.