Masonry Nailing Trick
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022
If you’ve always had trouble driving masonry nails into concrete to mount furring strips or boards, try this trick.
Masonry Nailing Trick
If you’ve always had trouble driving masonry nails into concrete to mount furring strips or boards, try this trick. Drill a hole with a masonry bit through the wood and into the concrete. It should be slightly larger than the nail diameter and about 1/8 in. shorter than the nail length. Cut the head from a round, fluted masonry nail with a hacksaw and push the nail through the board into the hole. Then drive a second masonry nail alongside the first. The two nails will wedge into the hole and give you a great grip.
