Attach Wood to a Concrete Post (SUPER STRONG HOLD!)

Hey guys i'm James and in this  video i'm going to show you how to   drill into a concrete fence post  without cracking or breaking it   and ultimately how to attach a timber fence  post to it. So let's go ahead and get started. There are lots of reasons why you may want  to attach timber to a concrete fence post.   You may want to run line wire or trellis  between posts for climbing plants and trees.   Another is to tie into an existing concrete post  to run your new fence from. You may want to utilize   your neighbour's fence post, with their permission  of course, or your own fence post. This one's a good   one because it means you won't have to dig a new  fence post hole, so it's going to save you time.   Another common one is if your fence runs  down an alleyway between two houses, you   may want to utilize an existing  post to hang a gate from, between   the house and the concrete post. You might be  thinking well why can't i just fit directly to the   concrete post ? Well you can but if you're attaching  a gate hinge you don't want to be drilling lots of   small holes directly to the post because you run  the risk of breaking or cracking it especially   right on the thin edge where the metal reinforcing  bars are. When attaching wood to a concrete post, if   you're not able to use the holes on the inside  face you're going to have to then drill into the   front face of the post. There are a few ways to  do this but i find the easiest and the strongest   way is to just use masonry screws. I'm using a torx  head, high strength masonry screw. 7 millimeter   by 90 millimeter. You can find these on amazon  or your local builders merchants. You don't need   rawl plugs for these, you just pilot hole through  your wood and the concrete and then you screw them   straight in. Whichever thickness of timber you're  fitting you want the screw to be at least 50 percent  longer. I'm fitting a 45 millimeter thick piece  of timber, so i want to use a 90 millimeter screw   to ensure i've got enough of the screw embedded  into the concrete post. You want a screw that's   gonna drive as deep as you possibly can into the  concrete post but you want to be careful because   if you drive it in too deep you'll get a  breakout on the opposite side of the post   and it will leave a massive hole and you really  don't want that. For this job you'll need a level   an impact driver with a torque bit and a hammer  drill with a six millimeter by 120 millimeter   masonry bit. You'll need to drill the hole  about 30 mil deeper than the screw itself   and about 1 millimeter narrower, otherwise  it won't drive in. Now if you don't have a long   enough drill bit you can just offer up the wood  to the concrete post, level it, clamp it in position   and then pilot hole through the wooden post,  just with your masonry bit, to mark the holes   on the concrete post with your drill. Then you  can take the post away and drill the holes to the   required depth and then just screw straight in. Or  you can use one of these handy little things. It's   called a marksman professional marking tool. I'll  leave a link in the description box below. You just   press it into the hole in your wood and it shoots  out a small bit of pigment down the hole and onto   the material you want to drill into. Once you have  your positions marked out you're ready to drill. If   you have a depth gauge on your drill then that's  great but if not you can just tape the drill bit   to the required depth. Start off slow, then drill up  to the tape, then once all your holes are drilled   and i recommend 4 for a six foot post. Offer  it back up to your post and then screw in screws and there you have it. This is a strong  solid base that you can start your fence   off from or even hang a gate. If you want to  see more DIY videos, fencing tutorial videos.   Please click that subscribe button. Also  don't forget to click the notification bell   to be notified when new content is uploaded.  Thanks for watching and i'll see you next time.

Channel: Mountain Fencing & Gardens

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Id: 93XV5rRsI28

Length: 4min 28sec (268 seconds)

Published: Mon Jan 25 2021