@TheMrmagnetophon Then it's a good thing luck is not required! A bit of skill goes a long way with them however. There's only two reasons they won't work well for you: 1. bad concrete or 2) improper use. If your basement floor consists of bad concrete you may want to consider replacing it.
@campbowwowlic each application is different and we are not engineers and are unable to specify specific anchors for specfic applications. It should work, try it out.
@campbowwowlic Yes, you can attach anything that can be held by a screw to concrete, brick, or block with these. But since you're using backer board on a floor, you're probably tiling, right? So your next concern is whether the screw will resist the corrosion from the mortar. I guess you could cover them in silicone. And are there even countersinking heads on any of these? That's another concern as you don't want the heads sticking up, unless you use a very thick layer of mortar.
Yeah, I used a hammer drill and the right size bit, My wife actually bought some of these screws and again I' don't know if it was your product and she was going to use them on stucco with out any luck.
@gregvancom they will not work in stucco. I would get a hold of the company you purchased them from and see if you can figure out if the proplom is the screw or the base material.
I don't know for a fact if it was your product, but I used a product like yours that I purchased at one of the popular home improvement centers in my area. I drilled the holes with the drill bits you provided and then I couldn't get the screws to hold firmly. I tried the product in concrete and concrete block walls.
@gregvancom There are many reasons why a concrete screw may not work in a particular application as they are not the answer for all applications. Did you use a hammer drill for driling the hole? Bit size and anchor size is critical and sometimes the base material is not suitable for tapping threads into.
@gregvancom Where they Tapcon brand concrete screws? Did you buy them from us? What problems did you have? Bob Carlisle- President Concrete Fastening Systems, Inc.
You can but my preference is still lead shield anchors. I use tapcon type screws for other things though and they work well and they've been around for some time.
You can get screws like this (same brand I think) from most home improvement and hardware stores. Even Fastenal has similar anchoring screws and Fastenal stores are all over anymore.
Can I use these screws to mount a 140kg item to a brick wall.
PUSSY100ish 6 days ago
i've never had luck with these finishing my basement with the bottom plate!
TheMrmagnetophon 5 months ago
@TheMrmagnetophon Then it's a good thing luck is not required! A bit of skill goes a long way with them however. There's only two reasons they won't work well for you: 1. bad concrete or 2) improper use. If your basement floor consists of bad concrete you may want to consider replacing it.
OakAged72 1 month ago
@OakAged72 I stuck with large bolts, they don't strip out all the time and they are much stronger, goodluck.
TheMrmagnetophon 1 month ago
Informative video.
Thanks for posting.
jwilson770 6 months ago
Can I use your screws to attach concrete backerboard to a concrete floor?
campbowwowlic 1 year ago
@campbowwowlic each application is different and we are not engineers and are unable to specify specific anchors for specfic applications. It should work, try it out.
Concretefasteners1 1 year ago
@campbowwowlic Yes, you can attach anything that can be held by a screw to concrete, brick, or block with these. But since you're using backer board on a floor, you're probably tiling, right? So your next concern is whether the screw will resist the corrosion from the mortar. I guess you could cover them in silicone. And are there even countersinking heads on any of these? That's another concern as you don't want the heads sticking up, unless you use a very thick layer of mortar.
OakAged72 1 month ago
i just bought your brand and i want to ask it they are strong enough to hold a pull up bar with 180pounds person on it
KRASIMIRpro 1 year ago
@KRASIMIRpro I'd say yes you can, if you use the right ones and enough of them and the surface you're connecting to is secure enough.
OakAged72 1 month ago
Yeah, I used a hammer drill and the right size bit, My wife actually bought some of these screws and again I' don't know if it was your product and she was going to use them on stucco with out any luck.
gregvancom 1 year ago
@gregvancom they will not work in stucco. I would get a hold of the company you purchased them from and see if you can figure out if the proplom is the screw or the base material.
Concretefasteners1 1 year ago
I don't know for a fact if it was your product, but I used a product like yours that I purchased at one of the popular home improvement centers in my area. I drilled the holes with the drill bits you provided and then I couldn't get the screws to hold firmly. I tried the product in concrete and concrete block walls.
gregvancom 1 year ago
@gregvancom There are many reasons why a concrete screw may not work in a particular application as they are not the answer for all applications. Did you use a hammer drill for driling the hole? Bit size and anchor size is critical and sometimes the base material is not suitable for tapping threads into.
Concretefasteners1 1 year ago
I haven't had the best luck with these.
gregvancom 1 year ago
@gregvancom Where they Tapcon brand concrete screws? Did you buy them from us? What problems did you have? Bob Carlisle- President Concrete Fastening Systems, Inc.
Concretefasteners1 1 year ago
I am a Union Bricklayer, we use tapcons everyday, they are some tough little screws... The condirve tool makes it nice and quick too.
mustards12s 2 years ago
on concrete floors
boneyomama 2 years ago
You can but my preference is still lead shield anchors. I use tapcon type screws for other things though and they work well and they've been around for some time.
rhblakeman 2 years ago
can i use this to make 2x4 wood walls
boneyomama 2 years ago
they are used for that type of application by many different people.
confast 2 years ago
This is a great video. I ordered some tapcon screws on this site and I got them in only two days.
cynandmike0506 3 years ago
You can get screws like this (same brand I think) from most home improvement and hardware stores. Even Fastenal has similar anchoring screws and Fastenal stores are all over anymore.
rhblakeman 2 years ago