Concrete or masonry nails for these cinderblocks

[ive]

Hi all.
Mom doing a piece for my mother in law. I put some tapcon screws in the cinder blocks but they are not holding well. I can tell the tapcon isn’t tight.

Would concrete or masonry nails work? If so, which one? Any other ideas appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Bert_]

Remove tapcon, insert a piece of copper wire, reinstall tapcon.

I use the method with plain wood screws in concrete sometimes. Holds very well.

 

[Sumboodie]

Cinder ock or concrete block?

 

[ive]

Remove tapcon, insert a piece of copper wire, reinstall tapcon.

I use the method with plain wood screws sometimes. Holds very well.

Excellent idea

 

[ive]

I think cinder block. The block seems kinda porous. Would that be right?

I’ll post a better pic tomorrow

 

[Vtor]

I've done 12 or 14ga copper wire or tooth picks / bamboo skewers in the past when a hole gets wallowed out or block is very "light".

Or you use wrong bit.. 5/16 looks awful lot like a 1/4" !

 

[The Cobbler]

cement block is quite brittle and tapcons or concrete nails don't always work all that well.
the copper wire trick is real and works

 

[dogdog]

I have to resort to those Hilti finger mesh on 2 part anchoring epoxy mesh screens... works nice, let it set for 24 hours and don't disturb it. Was pretty expensive. but I am setting 1/2" bolts to the wall for shelves.

HILTI Epoxy Anchor Screen, steel mesh

 

[NUTTSGT]

Did you use the proper bit to drill the hole or was it bent ? That will make a difference with Tapcons.

 

[paredown]

Did you use the proper bit to drill the hole or was it bent ? That will make a difference with Tapcons.

And a fresh drill helps too.

Thanks for the tip about copper wire--filing that away for the next reno section where I'll be back dealing with block....

 

[quickfarms]

West marine epoxy is my go to solution for loose fasteners just make shore you coat the fasteners with WD40 before inserting them into the hole or they are permanently in the hole

At work we drill the hole and use soft lead to take up the slop because it is faster than epoxy

 

[nadogail]

If the load is not HEAVY, I have had good results from using Plastic Inserts; there is no epoxy mess.

 

[BetterDays]

They make anchors designed for cinder block walls. I used them to hang my barbell storage (gunrack style) against a cinder wall in the basement


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[rustyjames]

Double expansion anchors might work.

 

[ive]

Hi guys. Thanks for the ideas. Would they work on this type of cinderblock?

 

[ive]

Hi everyone. Gonna try the copper wire trick.

Thanks again.