Wedge anchors are fasteners that rely on expanding sleeves to anchor two by fours permanently.
How to anchor interior wall to concrete floor.
You can buy wedge anchors online or at a hardware store.
I use tapcon concrete screws to secure the wood to the floor.
A hammer drive anchor requires only a small pilot hole.
The one shown requires only a 1 4 inch hole.
Purchase anchors that penetrate into the concrete at least one inch 2 54 cm.
A 3 16 tapcon embedded in normal concrete one inch deep has a sheer strength of over 700 pounds.
Begin by drilling holes in the concrete with a hammer drill.
Drill the hole at least 1 4 inch deeper than the length of the lower portion and vacuum or blow out the hole.
For interior use where no moisture is present zinc anchors are appropriate.
This allows for the thickness of both plates actually 1.
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.
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.
Once you ve drilled the holes you ll need only a hammer and a wrench to install the wedge anchors.
This is a short video on anchoring a wooden wall onto a concrete floor.
It will handle sudden impacts of significantly greater magnitude before failing.