concrete nailer

[Al Gladden]

i have been thinking of buying one of those pnuematic concrete t nailers for strip..anybody used one? do they work?

[Daris Mulkin]

I had one years ago until someone liked it better than me and removed it from my van. It did work on the right kind of concrete, usually new. Here in Michigan we have a lot of river rock in our crete and it is hard. Old concrete it didn't do well. But here neither does a carbide bit. It melts them off really quick.

Daris

[kwfloors]

I haven't used one but was like you going to get one until I heard they don't like most concrete/ too hard. I have pulled up some jobs that had used it to nail the strip down but it came up with the carpet so it won't be used by me as I stretch carpet right.

[The Carpetologist]

Originally Posted by Daris Mulkin I had one years ago until someone liked it better than me and removed it from my van. It did work on the right kind of concrete, usually new. Here in Michigan we have a lot of river rock in our crete and it is hard. Old concrete it didn't do well. But here neither does a carbide bit. It melts them off really quick. Daris

I learned to install in Michigan, moving to Kansas, the concrete here is like wood compared to there!

[tony lamar]

Al, I have one I bought years ago. I found that the gun would stick em on "just right" spots but slabs are just too inconsistant for it to be effective. So I've had it for five or six years and never used it for carpet work. I have found some other uses for it but 98% of the time it sits in the storage room. My vote: don't waste your money.

[Nick Arrera]

I have renailed by hand for years , then bought the 22 cal gun which works on some concrete and some of the old stuff the nails either bend or blow out the crete .. Those nails aren't cheap in price either .. A few years ago i started using the commercial sticks on both wood and concrete , with a bead of Durabond 815 on the sticks for concrete Never had a problem since .. I wouldn't waist my money either ..

[rick jurassic]

Al, I had a duofast dtn (i think) concrete nailer. It worked so so when it wasn't double firing, or worse, jamming up. It was also bulky and easy to mark rhe wall if not careful. It shot 5/8'' t nails

[stainless]

I use the concrete nails where i can, but one of those 3/8 sds concrete drills with a 1/4 bit works well, especially where there has been tack strip installed more than once. You can drill a hole and use those hammer in fasteners but I found that a 1 1/2 floor screw and a finish nail pounded in the hole works good and cheap.I can stand on the stretcher handle with no worries

Construction glue works too if the floor is clean and you can get there a day before

[Floorguy]

Originally Posted by stainless I use the concrete nails where i can, but one of those 3/8 sds concrete drills with a 1/4 bit works well, especially where there has been tack strip installed more than once. You can drill a hole and use those hammer in fasteners but I found that a 1 1/2 floor screw and a finish nail pounded in the hole works good and cheap.I can stand on the stretcher handle with no worries Construction glue works too if the floor is clean and you can get there a day before

I drill and use plastic wall anchors, and drive a roofing nail.

Daris, told me about the toothpick trick, which I have used before, but I don't have a box of toothpicks in the truck.

[Taurus Flooring]

I have a co-worker who has one and says it works well on new concrete. I hammer mine and use PL Premium on trouble spots. Works great for small pieces and even when the nails have a hard time grabbing, a stripe of glue down the wall where the tackless will sit will help to anchor the nail. Once the glue sets, it's there for ever. It also works great for knaplock on concrete.