Wedge anchors are fasteners that rely on expanding sleeves to anchor two by fours permanently.
How to anchor interior wall to concrete floor.
It will handle sudden impacts of significantly greater magnitude before failing.
In this video i show you the method that i use to attach basement framing to a concrete floor.
Other anchors can work with concrete and brick but wedge anchors are a good all around anchor that you can use on light or heavy materials.
This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor.
A hammer drive anchor requires only a small pilot hole.
Subtract 3 1 4 inches to find the stud length needed.
Drop in the anchor and hammer on the pin to expand the bottom of the shield against the wall of the hole.
The one shown requires only a 1 4 inch hole.
Measure from the floor to the ceiling in at least three spots in the wall location.
Drill the hole at least 1 4 inch deeper than the length of the lower portion and vacuum or blow out the hole.
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You can buy wedge anchors online or at a hardware store.
Begin by drilling holes in the concrete with a hammer drill.
So you can expect the wood to be fine with only 3 positions along it secured to the floor.
This allows for the thickness of both plates actually 1.
A 3 16 tapcon embedded in normal concrete one inch deep has a sheer strength of over 700 pounds.
I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor.