Had to test out my new hammer drill on a job with some concrete that was hard to nail because of previous tackstrip craters. Concrete didn't take nails well enough in one room of the house. It was a different pour and might have been a garage.
I've used this method before and it' works fairly fast.
Drive what nails you can, then drill right through the tackstrip with a bit the size of a large BBQ skewer. Then drive the skewer it into the strip and cut the excess with a sharp chisel........then drive in a nail. It fits so tight it doesn't need glue because the nail acts like a wedge in an ax handle. I use 3-d galvanized box nails for backups and metal.
I have also used a 1/8" bit to drill the concrete then drive in a 1 inch masonry nail. The day that nail gets removed, it's gonna leave a 2 inch crater.
If you noticed the blue tape, it has a pencil mark on it. I mark where the previous nails were located to avoid nailing next to the crater.
I've used this method before and it' works fairly fast.
Drive what nails you can, then drill right through the tackstrip with a bit the size of a large BBQ skewer. Then drive the skewer it into the strip and cut the excess with a sharp chisel........then drive in a nail. It fits so tight it doesn't need glue because the nail acts like a wedge in an ax handle. I use 3-d galvanized box nails for backups and metal.
I have also used a 1/8" bit to drill the concrete then drive in a 1 inch masonry nail. The day that nail gets removed, it's gonna leave a 2 inch crater.
If you noticed the blue tape, it has a pencil mark on it. I mark where the previous nails were located to avoid nailing next to the crater.
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