Purchase anchors that penetrate into the concrete at least one inch 2 54 cm.
How to anchor interior wall to concrete floor.
For interior use where no moisture is present zinc anchors are appropriate.
Drill the hole at least 1 4 inch deeper than the length of the lower portion and vacuum or blow out the hole.
The one shown requires only a 1 4 inch hole.
I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor.
Wedge anchors are fasteners that rely on expanding sleeves to anchor two by fours permanently.
A hammer drive anchor requires only a small pilot hole.
You can buy wedge anchors online or at a hardware store.
This allows for the thickness of both plates actually 1.
So you can expect the wood to be fine with only 3 positions along it secured to the floor.
A 3 16 tapcon embedded in normal concrete one inch deep has a sheer strength of over 700 pounds.
Begin by drilling holes in the concrete with a hammer drill.
Once you ve drilled the holes you ll need only a hammer and a wrench to install the wedge anchors.
In this video i show you the method that i use to attach basement framing to a concrete floor.
Other anchors can work with concrete and brick but wedge anchors are a good all around anchor that you can use on light or heavy materials.
This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor.
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Subtract 3 1 4 inches to find the stud length needed.