The Only Concrete Anchor You Need And How To Properly Install

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"I’ve watched this 10 times already!"

Just me but I like coating the anchors with a rubberized adhesive before installing. Why? It helps to prevent any possible corrosion or liquid ingress. It Helps with long term adhesion. It Works as a lubricant when driving the anchors. I even cover the heads to protect the connection for many many years. It only takes a minute.

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According to Frank Silva, of This Old House, the masonry dust is to be left in the hole as it is needed for the anchor to get the best grip.

I wish you had discussed corrosion resistance. Almost all these self tapping screws are steel, with either a light zinc coating or a "weather coating" that rust badly after two years, staining the concrete and eventually failing. There are only a few self tapping screws for concrete that are 410 stainless steel that rust only slightly after several years and last much longer.

The best video for 3/8 tapcon anchor screws on the internet. Simple, logic explanations, right to the point, differences on the drill sizes, depth of drilling, etc. Thanks.

Love your channel man. Excellent work you do and superb content you put out there. Please keep up the good work!

i need a concrete fixing that i can remove and replace the item fixed to the pad multiple times. any suggestions??

Love these things (and power drills).

Did I miss something? Did you use anchors? I didn't see you put them in.

I have been 'researching' (ie. web search) how to attach stuff to a concrete wall in my basement. So far the Simpson Strong-tie Titen Turbo screws look interesting. They claim that their "Torque Reduction Channel" displaces the dust in the concrete during the drilling. Sure, after drilling the pilot hole you can vacuum out the dust, but when you are driving the screw there is more dust being accumulated. That is why there is a need for a extra depth needed. Anyone use these alternatives to the Tapcon?

I want to use these for the bases of my porch handrails. They should work, right?

All great advise in the video and the comments. Thanks all. Nothing to add, except …. Put several inches of gravel in that dirt ring around the foundation. It will slow down the weeds and keep some dirt out of the unit when it rains. Thanks again

Yep on cleaning out the holes

sure…until a hurricane comes along! plz add a few ground screw anchors to the mix, and some strong straps ready to hold the unit down. helps!!

Thanks, this helped me a lot.

Excellent video.

Using Tapcons should be the answer

I have been told this is the best concrete anchor but I'm not buying it It pulverizes concrete and backs out. If you use it with anchoring epoxy it's good but that's double expense. The best is the common wedge anchor. For applications where you can't have a stud end. Sleeve anchors work well.

Toggler alligator anchors and Tapcon are the best for concrete

just installed 15 posts for hand railings with 60 5/16 x 3 inch tap con bolts. The only issue I had was just to make sure the hole was drilled deep enough. The 3 1/2 inch hole depth tapcon suggests , wasn't quite working so I went to like 4 plus inches and blew out the holes with compressed air. Checked depth with screwdriver. No snapped heads. Used stainless washers under the heads. I bought a new Bosch bulldog extreme sds rotary hammer drill and only used 1 tap con 1/4" bit. Bit still drills well. The only way to drill concrete holes for me.

Is it ok to use a 3 inch tapcon in a 4 and 1/2 inch thick concrete slab?

Great video!…. and I will be installing one of these units in the not-to-distant future. I have a question that does not relate to the Tapcons. Why aren't you using some sort of isolating (anti-vibration) pad/spacer/etc, under the foot of the unit?

THANK YOU! I should have watched your video BEFORE I tried to install some tapcons. I did the things wrong: 1. burning up drill bits 2. not cleaning out the hole 3. over-torquing the tapcons until they stripped out
IF I try again to eff around with concrete anchors I'll do it proper having watched your video now.

tap con 5/16 concrete fastener bolts state to use 1/4 tap con drill bit

Katrina! Thieves raided subdivisions for copper tubing in A/C condensers, removing the whole unit! Why not anchor with ss LH thread, epoxy coated threads. The last thing a thief can do is think – so they will move on.

Those drill bits can get very hot! Use care to avoid painful burns. I wear gloves. Same is true for the hex socket extension bars.

Place a 6" drywall knife beside the unit and you won't mark up and scratch the paint off the unit wit the drills and sockets.

If you're drilling a lot of holes, make sure your depth stop is tightly locked so it doesn't slip when it makes contact with the pad. If you don't, and don't notice it slipping, you'll end up drilling multiple holes which are deeper than you need, wasting your time and shortening the life of the drill bit.

When will American convert to metric? Five thirty seconds, WTF?, haha, So much easier something like 5mm, 8mm etc etc

Are the tapcons rust resistant? I have a wet basement. My baseboard heaters have rusted and pulled away from the concrete walls due to the concrete nails rusting. Yes, I'd like to stop the water outside, but 60 years after my folks built the house, the walls still get wet with a heavy rain. I need a way to anchor new baseboard to those walls.

Redhead wedge anchors > any tapcons

My hammer drill has a 110volt never ending power supply.

How to keep the drill bit from walking as you begin drilling? Start with small bit for a pilot hole? Use a non-hammer drill at a slow speed initially? How?

Do I need impact drill

Shouldve showed us how deep to go

Scott / Community I need help.

I purchased a new home with Hardie Board siding.

How would I go about drilling (masonry bit?) then attaching fasteners (tapcon? Somthing with a washer to distribute the pressure so it won’t crack?)

Goal:
Mount security cameras
Mount hose reel

Thanks in advance – Scott you should make a video on this.

I prefer Simpson Strong Tie Titen HD
It did a job installing some 20’ tall pallet racking and had to drill over 1000 holes and bolt everything down using Simpson 1/2”x4” and never had a single issue with any bolt.

Drilling the hole vertically is very important also. Thank you for the demo

I used some of the smaller tapcons with their bit they sell alongside it. The installs went so easy with some bricks and the items I was hanging for my wife.

Can Tapcons be used to fasten aluminum end posts for stair rails into cement/ concrete and what size would be appropriate?

I literally snapped 2 in a row I’m really disappointed with them.

Where can i get that portable cordless air compressor that you used on this particular application, i need it for installing curve ramp for the garage! Thanks man, your videos are very illustrative!