Fixing Wooden Posts To Concrete Floor

Concrete screws through metal anchor straps into the plinth and then nail the straps to the wooden post with galvanized 10d box nails.

Fixing wooden posts to concrete floor.

If you have a rotary hammer drill it is quite capable of drill through timber pine framing using a masonry drill bit. After you ensure the post anchors are locked into position you could proceed to installing the wooden posts. The cut nail and the concrete nail. Sand the bottom section with a band sander it it doesn t fit in the anchors.

Using a hammer drill fitted with a masonry bit predrill two 3 16 in. Mark the location of the holes in a metal post bracket on the concrete. Insert lead shields into the holes in the concrete. Step 15 fasten the beam and post together.

The cut nail has a square tapered shape with a square tip. Personally l don t pre drill. To attach a wood handrail post to concrete. You can surface mount a post that will have more than one point of support such as a post that attaches to both a concrete slab and a covered roof or a post that supports a handrail that s also attached to a house.

Consequently in order to anchor a post to concrete you need to paint its bottom section with wood primer as to make sure it will resist against moisture. Two common nail options are shown below. Drill holes into the concrete that are the right diameter for lead shields using a masonry bit in a hammer drill. Post bases typically made from metal attach directly to the surface of the concrete.

Deep into opposite sides of the plinth block.