Drive Nails Into Concrete Block

The hollow cores of the concrete block will just collapse if you try to drive a nail.

Drive nails into concrete block.

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 re fastening something to the concrete wall drive the nail all the way in. Tap the masonry nail lightly with a hammer to break up the obstruction but do not drive the nail in completely. 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 hammershot can easily fasten up to 2 1 2 in. Once your hole is the correct depth stop the drill and brush away the accumulated concrete dust outside the hole. Hammer actuated tool with a barrel design that allows for easy horizontal and overhead fastening up to 2 1 2 in. The cut nail has a square tapered shape with a square tip.

The cut nail and the concrete nail. For small diy projects such as fastening two by fours and furring strips to concrete in basements or room additions. Continue striking the hammer until the nail is driven in to where you want it. These nails are driven through a board and into concrete underneath much like nailing a wood board to a wood floor.

If you are fastening wood to concrete block walls drive the nails into the mortar joints not into the block. The easiest approach is simply to nail the wood to the concrete. Two common nail options are shown below. 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. This tool is great for small diy projects. Normally what happens when nailing into a block is the block will spall toward the inside of the block.