Nothing like being prepared! Video was helpful anyway. Thanks.

Armed with a Tapcon and I'm not afraid to use it! Thanks for showing me how and why.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for your feedback.

Best One Yet. Very Entertaining.

Great video. Thanks for the information!

Thanks for the video, very helpful!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It was very informative and helpful to me.

Thank you for this video. Very helpful and informative.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for your feedback.

After making the pilot hole, can I use my power drill to screw in the tapcon screw or should I use my impact driver?

can you insert tapcon screws into concrete at a slight angle? I know that optimally you would want to drive them straight in but I have a situation where I am unable to drive them in straight?

7:53 "Always clean your hole" I can't stress enough how important this step is before you start screwing. You'll get much better results.

@TomorrowisYesterday

2 жыл бұрын

putting a little water in it also helps for lubrication

@LivingTheDream21

2 жыл бұрын

@@TomorrowisYesterday 🤣

@miheadhurts

2 жыл бұрын

What can I do to stop my bit overheating?

Love the tape tip, thanks!

Thank you for your informative video! I am installing a folding shelf bracket, it's a very sturdy bracket. However, I am planning on screwing the brackets to a cinder block wall. What kind of Tapcon screw and size do you recommend I use. If you have any other information for this process, I would be very grateful to hear it.

@outpacer_ca

2 жыл бұрын

I put cabinets up on a cinderblock wall today and I used the 1/4" tapcon screws at 2" length with a hex head. Avoid Phillips heads.

Wonderful job.

Great video, thanks

Excellent video! Thank you so much for the info. Do you know if you can rent a hammer drill for such a project?

Thanks so much!

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

7 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

Can I use hammer drill bit in ordinary drill and would that save time drilling holes?

Very informative thanks 🙏

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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@@Albany concrete fasteners, what were the names of your bits to screw in the tapcons, and how much are they?

Wow. Best video I've seen yet on using tapcons. Very good explanation. Thank you!

"Always clean your hole"... I'm dying. 😂😂

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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@mattg6262

4 жыл бұрын

O My gosh basically just commented the same thing. Lol. Good video though.

Once you back the screws out will they screw back into the same hole because it created that thread ?

"Always clean your hole." Sage advice.

Finally I understand how to do this. Thank you.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

No Problem! Glad we could help!

Thank U 🙏 so much 4 sharing this blessed video with all of us! Joyful healing blessings 2 all Divine Beings of Love & Light; thank U God! 💖☮️🌟🔔👌💡🍶🪨🍀🌎♻️❗️

Thank you excellent...Subscribed.

The enthusiasm of this guy

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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How much weight can 4 of those screw hold? I have to install a 12lbs projector into a concrete ceiling, and I need to know if those tapcons would be enough, or I’ll need some others expending concrete screws?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Pablo, Thanks for your question! These screws should be enough to hold your 12 pound projector into concrete. There are several factors involved to ensure success. You need to consider, screw length and diameter and the thickness of the material you are going to be anchoring the projector into. Since we do not have this information, we cannot make a recommendation but do recommend that you choose a screw with a decent length to ensure a good hold once installed.

@moncorp1

4 жыл бұрын

A 3/16" tapcon sunk at 1" has a 650 lb. pullout rating and a 720 lb shear weight. A 1/4" tapcon sunk at 1" has a 800 lb. pullout rating and a 1,360 lb. shear weight. Your 4 screws should be plenty....if you sank them correctly.

Who makes stainless concrete fastners for outdoor weather?

if I'm using 1/4" tapcon screws, what sds drill bit size would I need?

when you take out the screw, can you put it back in and it will still hold?

Is it advisable to dip the tapcon screw in oil or vaseline prior to driving into the concrete? I am replacing screws on bird cage in Florida that generally rust and need to be replaced every 5 years or so?

@offgridmangogrower

2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried stainless?

When attaching a 2x4 to a brick wall, is the drill bit size the same for the 2x4 and the screw? Thank you.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the drill bit size is the same for the 2x4 and screw.

@cmetube

5 жыл бұрын

The company says to use 1/8 less diameter drill bit than the screw diameter.

I've usually seen it recommended that you don't brush the dust across the drilled pilot hole (so you don't get more dust in the hole than already is)...and you use compressed air or a vacuum cleaner to remove as much dust from the hole as possible. (The idea, I believe, is that the concrete dust remaining in the hole will get compacted downwards, into the hole, when diving the tapcon screw. This will prevent driving the screw as far as is wanted, and can lead to over-torquing, and stripping the impressed thread (the thread cut by the screw, into the concrete, when driving it.)

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

7 жыл бұрын

Roy yep well put. But how many installers are going to use compressed air to clean the hole? None How many are going to get a brush to move the dust away form the hole? None I have watched installers time and time again never cleaning a hole for a tapcon or wedge anchor. They just drill the hole deeper and why? Because they can get the job done faster. This is just practical installation. But your theory is spot on and thanks for your comment and checking my vid out.

@philthebarber

6 жыл бұрын

With screws, it`s ok not to vac. The dust just goes into the grooves. But anything flat, yes. But he is right. Contractors are not going to take dust out.

@realcygnus

5 жыл бұрын

ya just drill a tiny bit deeper then the screw length & some dust won't matter in the least.

@am-qe5ww

5 жыл бұрын

An old trick i learned was to use a turkey baster to blow it out

@garyduncan7129

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlbanyCountyFasteners This is not the answer I expected from a company that specializes in fasteners. Just because installers don't generally follow a good practice doesn't mean it shouldn't be done for best results. Loose dust at the bottom of the whole or in the threads of the screw can't be a good thing -- not if you want maximum holding power. Recommend the best practices and let the installers decide what to do. Also would increase any liability claims you might receive for poor instruction.

Thanks for the demonstration and training. Since this is for the benefit of inexperienced users, I recommend you set a good example with better drill control technique and set to lower speed when using the driver bits. Otherwise benefitial to many viewers.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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@adrianne9549

3 жыл бұрын

I tried to drill a hole in my brick today to hang something, no luck, it didn't work, I wish I had help.

Good video...and best at 1.25-1.5 speed!

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

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@invoman2

4 жыл бұрын

I'm telling you, you absolutely nailed it with that response! It was exactly what I needed. Thank you!

After removing the screws, the threads that was created in the hole seems crossed and the screws cannot be used again in the hole. The hole and the screw diameter is now the same size.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

We generally don't advise removing concrete masonry screws from their application for that exact reason. Even if you got the screws back into the hole, it wouldn't have nearly the same holding power it had on first installation. If the threading in the hole is too messed up to get the tapcons back in, you can either drill a slightly larger hole to fit a larger tapcon over the previous hole or use some other kind of masonry anchor, but that will depend on your application.

@znelson5117

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlbanyCountyFasteners If you couldn't move your spot, could you drill deeper and use a longer screw? Just curious.

What size is the 'knuckle' driver for the slotted hex?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

2 жыл бұрын

3/16 Screw 1/4" Driver, 1/4" Screw 5/16" Driver.

that tape trick is smart

Are there any moisture issues with installing screws in cinderblock below grade?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

What is the specific application you are referring to? We don't have enough information to advise you with and your question is difficult to answer in a general sense.

@6bonjour

5 жыл бұрын

@@AlbanyCountyFasteners Thanks for the quick reply. The wall is in a lower level below grade, and I want to hang cabinets in my workroom. There have never been any moisture issues in the basement and the wall is about 15 years old. I know that you should try to put the screws in the solid part of the cinder block but is there a problem if you penetrate the inner cavity of the block? If you do penetrate into the middle of the block should you put some kind of sealant in the hole? I don't expect any problems but I have never used Tapcon screws before. Thanks again.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

From the way you described your application, you shouldn't have a problem as long as you don't go more than 2-1/2" into the block. Any more runs the risk of penetrating the barrier that's keeping the moisture out of your basement. As long as you keep this in mind, you shouldn't need sealant to supplement your tapcons. Of course, if you want to play it safe, you can still use the sealant just to be sure.

I just bought 5/16" diameter TapCons. These are 3" long. Why did you leave out the 5/16" diameter? The thicker diameter provides better strength.

will the screws go back in just as tight?.. thanks

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

7 жыл бұрын

Yes you can remove the screw and put the screw back into the same hole.

@bettysteve1289

5 жыл бұрын

Albany County Fasteners...please read the question carefully before answering!

@TheMan-qv1bl

5 жыл бұрын

betty steve lmfao

Why did my hex head tapcon screw break off when i drilled it in with my impact driver? It happened in 3 holes I drilled.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

2 жыл бұрын

Two reasons this can happen. 1) The hole diameter is incorrect (3/16" screw requires 5/32" hole, 1/4" requires 3/16" hole) 2) You did not drill deep enough and your screw tip hit the concrete and as you keep driving the screw heats up and snaps.

@imlovingslots9878

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlbanyCountyFasteners ok TY for answering. I think hole wasnt deep enough. And I bought the correct bits.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

I always have trouble screwing the screws all the way in, I end up stripping the Phillips screws. I think I drilled in far enough. But I don’t use tape

...can i use the tapcon screws without the plastic wall plugs if I want to mount a bracket shelving (for heavy object) on a concrete wall?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

6 жыл бұрын

No plugs required. Make sure you use the correct drill bit that comes with the screws for proper sizing.

@odlanorirom

6 жыл бұрын

ok thanks...

@charleshart5563

6 жыл бұрын

Probably preferred

Thanks! Surfing CPA Honolulu Hawaii.....

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for your feedback.

I noticed you had a hard time drilling the first hole. I have the same problem. I use a Ryobi hammer drill and I've damaged 6 concrete drill bits already. It just won't drill the concrete.

@donalexey

Жыл бұрын

You better use drill with hammer mode, but it only useful with low grade concrete. If it is high grade concrete - only rotary hammer will help. Also helps using Bosch blue all material drills. They go quite good into low grade concrete. Do not overheat the bit. Or you can use diamond bit for porcelain. It will work.

"Always clean your hole." Good life advice.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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@4dchessplayer516

4 жыл бұрын

especially during these times, a clean hole means no covid

is Tacon Masonary Concrete Screws rust proof ?

What's the difference between using a 1/4in screw vs a 3/16in?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

The main difference is that they have different diameters. The larger one,(the 1/4in screw) also has higher pull-out and shear strength.

@df56gh4d5h

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Which size would you use to hold down a laundry tub?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

@@df56gh4d5h , if there is a hole in the bottom then the manufacturer probably has a recommendation that you should follow. However, if you are drilling the hole yourself you're better off using the thicker diameter with a washer just to be on the safe side.

@jayd9203

5 жыл бұрын

1/16in

You said you can remove the screws, but can you put them back in the same hole?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

It is not recommended to re use the same hole because the concrete screws will actually thread the masonry material that they are being installed into. This can compromise the holding power of the screws.

@johnnywest5445

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlbanyCountyFasteners Could you fill the hole with concrete and redrill, or perhaps drill oversize, fill that and redrill with the proper size?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

No. The new concrete will be unstable; it won't bond properly to the existing concrete and will crumble and flake. If you want to remove a concrete screw and install a new one in the same hole, you would be better off redrilling the hole and installing a larger screw.

thx

good.

''always clean your hole'' !!

@mohamadrafet3777

4 жыл бұрын

Damn you beat me to it. Was just going to comment. Lol

@jongarrison8826

4 жыл бұрын

this advice warrants a video of its own

@jongarrison8826

4 жыл бұрын

this advice warrants a video of its own

It took awhile to get that when you said "standard" bit you meant standard with the Tapcon kit. To me a standard bit is a high speed bit. What you were using is a concrete bit.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

Our apologies. We'll try to be more clear about that in the future. Thank you for your feedback.

@garyduncan7129

4 жыл бұрын

In those portions of the video, I think he meant to say "standard drill" vs. hammer drill. The use of terminology was a bit lax in this video.

I’m using 2"x1/4" Tapcons in 3/16 holes 1/2" deeper than the screws in my poured foundation walls but they aren’t holding, it seems like the concrete is soft. I don’t know... I’m putting on electrical boxes and it’s not good. I’m putting 4 screws in each single gang box and they still don’t hold. And I’m not over tightening them causing them to strip the hole and threads out, sometimes I can’t even get the screws to tighten before they ream the hole out. It sucks. BTW- I call the bigger drill a rotary hammer drill as opposed to a standard hammer drill that makes more noise but is much slower. When you used the standard cement bit I don’t think you used a standard hammer drill.

@offgridmangogrower

2 жыл бұрын

Tell us if you found an answer?

@hermancm

2 жыл бұрын

@@offgridmangogrower No I don’t know why they weren’t working for me, I talked to my best friend electrician friend about it and he said he runs into the same problem sometimes and to just use plastic screw anchors then which I did and it was all good then.

I didn’t know you can use a standard drill to drill holes in concrete

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

You need a hammer drill for that! A standard drill only really works with drilling tapcon style screws in concrete since they are designed to be driven without a pre-drilled hole. Kind of like sheet metal or wood screws.

A cordless impact driver with a masonry bit can bore almost as fast as a big hammer drill for bit sizes under 3/8".

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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I tried to remove two tap cons and the heads popped off.

@AgentOffice

3 жыл бұрын

They probably broke when installed too hard

Gracias, pero de nada sirve hacer agujeros en el concreto para solo poner tornillos

How well does that work on stucco over cinder block?

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

3 жыл бұрын

That would work fine, as long as the screw is long enough to pierce into the cinder block.

you done rimmed that hole out bad

I agree..always clean the holes...very important. Also...there is a chance you will hit rebar ..depends on the job. Just saying.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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I kept trying to blow away the dust while he was drilling.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for trying!

Can these screw go into block paving

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

Masonry screws should work just fine for block paving. Just be careful if you are going to use a screw with a countersunk head, such as flat head masonry screws. If you drive those all the way in, without creating a countersunk in the drilled hole, you could crack the block.

Torx head too. thats what I used

@6:50 this is where you insert "the 2hrs later" transition clip

The heads of mine keep snapping with impact wrench

I find these screws strip all the time and im not trying to be negative they just do

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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@ericmorejon5290

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. I’d say 3-4 out of 10 strip for me. I don’t use these anymore just because they tend to be more trouble than they are worth.

"always clean your hole" I couldn't have said that better. Just wiping with toilet paper is disgusting 😁

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

3 жыл бұрын

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@drainmonkeys385

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely true...lol. I bought a bidet.... and I could sit there all day...but then I might need to see a psychiatrist

maybe turn the hammer function on the cordless... my dewalt cordless drill goes in like your Bosch...

@legendarypillow1450

3 жыл бұрын

Dude that wasn’t a hammer drill he literally said in the beginning. Maybe if you paid attention you would have to comment this…

If the screw doesn’t go in all the way back it out and go back in instead of stripping it or breaking it

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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If you mark your drill bit depth with tape, don’t wrap it tight, leave a flag so when rotating it will keep hole area clean. And the two screws were not hex head and Philips head! It was hex head and flat head.

“Mason-ary” - one of my biggest pet-peeves next to “I could care less”

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

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@moncorp1

4 жыл бұрын

You must be a joy to be around Jay D.

@paxcummins3862

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t like bad punctuation. Just sayin’

@pablorivera4230

4 жыл бұрын

People that complain are annoying, but I could care less about them.

Welp, there's 11 minutes of my life I'll never get back. This video is 10x longer than it needed to be to demonstrate how to install 2 masonry screws.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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@jax98861

4 жыл бұрын

On mobile, if you double-tap the right side of the screen it will skip the video in 10-sec increments, on a desktop if you use the letter keys 'J'and 'L' it will do the same. You can also use the arrow keys if you have them on your keyboard, the left arrow goes backward 5 seconds and the right arrow will go forward 5 seconds. Now you can cut that 11-minute video into a 5-minute video and use the other 6 minutes to teach someone this time-saving skill. :)

Only thing Home Depot had. Expect to put a toothpick in every hole. Expect to use 3x the screws you need as they are phillips and will strip on you almost every hole. Most frustrating product I've used in years.

@realcygnus

5 жыл бұрын

yup imo wedge anchors are the best way to go when strength really matters.......for lightweight handyman type stuff regular sheet rock screws along with a piece of coated stranded copper wire works good enough imo except if water/potential rusting might be involved & I think stainless screws are still cheaper then these things.

"always clean your hole" lol

7:55

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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These tapcon screws need to come with torx heads.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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@sterlinghearth3651

3 жыл бұрын

Some new ones do.

Mate you sound pissed. Lol

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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7:55 - that's what she said

Default sound level too low. Hard to hear the comments.

Excellent demonstration but I think there is a diameter of conicity to be taken in consideration when spacing screws from the edge of a concrete slab and between two tapcon screws. There is a very scientific calculation for it but a generic calculation is to multiply de diameter of the screw by 16. That number is approximately the diameter of conicity that will be formed by the tension created by and anchor incrusted in concrete. You should space a tapcon half of that distance from an edge of a concrete slab and between 2 tapcons in a row center to center you should use that diameter of conicity to space 2 tapcons. This is a way to play safe when installing through concrete an anchoring fastener. Martín Ibn-Rubain Structural Steel Detailer

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

2 жыл бұрын

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Masonry- Masonary Jewelry - Jewlery

in real life at work these are always breaking . they need to use a better steel or heat treatment. i stopped using them. hopefully they read this from enough of us and fix the problem.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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Standard drill with a dead battery would be slow lol

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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Standard MASONRY bit.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

3 жыл бұрын

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is that cordless dewalt drill a hammer drill? because if not this video makes no sense.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

7 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is a cordless dewalt hammer drill. We also uploaded a review of the dewalt hammer drill and standard drill. Check out the video on our channel.

@coltbeaver5415

7 жыл бұрын

Albany County Fasteners ok I gotcha, well my mistake then! but I'm glad the cordless dewalt that I have with the hammer function drills a lot better then that one no matter how cheap or expensive of a masonry bit I have in it.

@bettysteve1289

5 жыл бұрын

colt beaver, the guy in the video is clueless. That speed test between the two drills made no sense because the so-called '' instructor '' using his cordless in drill mode let the bit flighting fill with concrete dust. He then began to wiggle and push sideways in an attempt to make progress. He doesn't seem to know there is a difference between a bit and a drill. Wonder how long he's been in business?

@brucemcgeehan2847

5 жыл бұрын

Please some body teach him how to use a drill sad

Hammer drills and rotary hammers are different same thing

Thanks for the tutorial. I love how the lecturer has a band-aid on his finger. And "masonry" doesn't have a vowel between the n and r

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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I hate to be that guy but it's Masonry not masonary. That being said it's a great video!

"Always clean your hole"

Test is inaccurate due to using a battery driven drill against a corded drill. All parameters must be equal in a test. Very credible product tho' especially with multiple head choices and obviously the thread system to reduce heat/breakage

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

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@brianbrooking496

5 жыл бұрын

It’s hardly a science test is it? Not as though we are testing quantum mechanics is it? You get the idea, right? Use that thing between your ears and think to yourself?

“May-Son-Ree” screw

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

5 жыл бұрын

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We

masonary

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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X1.5 Speed recommended

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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The heads break off WAY Too OFTEN of Tapcon screws.

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

3 жыл бұрын

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Yet more proof that Dewalt batteries suck.

Blow out the hole not just wipe the dust away

@AlbanyCountyFasteners

4 жыл бұрын

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