Place the object against the wall with the nail lined up over the mortar not the brick face.
How to nail 2x4 to concrete wall.
Compared to solid poured concrete blocks are lighter and less dense.
Nail the object to the mortar.
Be aware that like a nail gun.
Strike the head of the nail squarely and keep the nail at a right angle to the mortar to minimize the chance of breaking.
Insert concrete or masonry nails into the holes and drive them flush to the surface of the wood using a framing hammer.
These nails are driven through a board and into concrete underneath much like nailing a wood board to a wood floor.
Two common nail options are shown below.
Powder actuated fasteners are ideal for securing 2x4 sleepers to floors furring strips to walls and plywood subfloors to slabs.
The easiest approach is simply to nail the wood to the concrete.
Concrete block is strong and it can support a great deal of weight.
Use the small sledgehammer to drive the nail forcefully into the mortar.
And hardness of the concrete.
If you plan to finish a basement you have.
If the nail stops before its head reaches the surface no amount of pounding will help.
Technically speaking your basement floor is made of concrete of which cement is one of several components.
The cut nail has a square tapered shape with a square tip.
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