Concrete Fastening Systems Inc. provides a table for holding values and technical specifications for wedge anchors online. The length of concrete wedge anchor to use is based on the thickness of ...

How to measure spacing: Concrete fasteners should not be set closer than 10-anchor diameters from each other. Why: Mechanical type concrete anchors exert outward pressure against the wall of the ...

The two tools you’ll need to drill and install Tapcon Anchor Screws are a hammer drill and an impact driver. The hammer drill is critical for this—or any other concrete anchor system for that ...

Years ago, fastening to concrete was difficult and hit or miss. If you’ve ever tried driving hardened-steel nails into concrete or tried to make anchor sleeve holes with a wobbly rental masonry ...

Also, avoid wedge-type anchors. They exert a ton of outward pressure, which could literally “wedge” the concrete apart. If ...

Here are a couple of examples of the many specialty fasteners available: An expansion anchor is a concrete fastener that features a carbon-steel band that fits over a reverse taper at the end.

However, sometimes it is necessary to remove concrete fasteners from base material. It is possible to remove both male and female type anchors if the proper steps are taken. It is also important ...

Concrete fasteners, once set, are not designed to be removed from concrete, brick or block without damaging the base material into which they have been set. If pulled on hard enough, the base material ...