Hoist the wall frame over the bolts and set the wall frame s bottom plate on top of the sill plate.
How to anchor exterior walls to concrete.
Masonry and concrete anchor types are considered light duty medium duty or heavy duty based on how much weight they can support.
Place a washer and nut on each anchor bolt.
When you buy the screws you ll also need to get a special bit that makes a pilot hole matched to the fastener.
The rule of thumb is a minimum of five anchor diameters from the unsupported edge of the concrete.
Drill at least 1 4 inch deeper into the concrete than the fastener s embedment and suck dust out of the hole with a shop vac.
Tighten the nuts with a wrench to secure the wall frame to the foundation.
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For example if your wedge anchor is 1 2 in diameter it must be installed a minimum of 2 1 2.
Masonry screws are an easy solution to concrete fastening chores.
Each anchor consists of an unthreaded pin set into a metal sleeve.
Install an anchor into each pre drilled hole.
Mark the location for the anchor centered on the two by four stud.
Place the anchor s sleeved end into a pre drilled hole and pound the anchor into the hole with a hammer to secure the anchor the concrete.
Align the edges and ends of the bottom plate with the edges and ends of the sill plate.
Simply drill a hole into the concrete hold the fixture you re fastening over the hole then use a hammer to tap the anchor into.
Slip the concrete sleeve anchor into the hole.
Tighten the fastener until it s secure.
Remove the washer and nut from a concrete anchor.
Hold the object you re fastening firmly against the wall because the anchor will draw it only slightly tighter as you tighten the screw or nut.
Place the two by four in its desired location.
Drill through the stud to make a divot on the concrete.