How to scew into stone foundation?

How to scew into stone foundation? - DIY Home Improvement Forum

One answer is to use lags and shields. There are direct drive screws that have a few different names. Then there are bolts.

Drilling into stone basement foundation? : r/DIY - Reddit

Hammer drill and tapcon screws. Drill into the stones, not the mortar.

Anchoring to fieldstone foundations - Heating Help: The Wall

I'd pour a concrete base if you don't have one, and anchor into the base at the bottom and whatever is up above. You can do the epoxy anchor ...

Drilling into a Fieldstone Foundation. - Do It Yourself - SurfTalk

Drilling into Fieldstone foundation Am I just better off trying to drill pilot holes in the motar and just woking that way or is there an ...

How to Drill a Hole in Stone and Attach Fasteners Like Screws

Leah demonstrates how to drill a hole into natural stone using a hammer drill and a diamond grit masonry carbide bit. Leah in addition shows ...

Epoxy Anchor into Stone Foundation Wall 1 - Eng-Tips

The stairway designer used Hilti Kwik-HUS EZ (KH-EZ) carbon steel screw anchor. Their calculation assumed compressive strength of 2,500 psi ...

attach PT lumber to stone foundation wal - Fine Homebuilding

Softer stones are easy to drill, but in general I'd advise against expansion type anchors in 100 year-old stonework. Epoxied all-thread in the ...

How to Repoint a Stone Foundation | This Old House - YouTube

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva saves a crumbling mortared-rock foundation wall. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

Anchoring screws to stone foundation - GardenWeb

Tapcons(r) require at least 1" of the screw into the substrate. My guess is that you're not achieving that. I'd get a longer screw. Mike.

Stone Foundation Repair 101: Methods That Work!

Methods Of Stone Foundation Repair (Also Called “Repointing”) · Repointing – Sometimes, the problem is small enough to add new mortar to stones ...

Repointing a Stone Foundation with Lime Mortar - Blake Hill House

Before repointing a stone foundation, you'll need to remove the old mortar. How far back should you go? If it's loose or crumbly, it needs to ...

How to Repoint and Prevent Further Damage to a Fieldstone ...

Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough repoints a crumbling fieldstone foundation and shares an important lesson about water management on ...

What's the best fastener for natural stone?

Tapcon™ screws, as their name implies, work by cutting (tapping) a thread into a predrilled hole in concrete. I wouldn't expect that to work ...

Crumbling Mortar in Stone Foundation Walls and How we Fix It

Best way to preserver your stone foundation is to repair the crumbling mortar. In the meantime you are better off leaving it alone. The ...

drilling through a thick stone wall - Fine Homebuilding

I just did this ... my foundation turned out to be double wall ... stone on both sides and dirt in the middle. I used my big hammer drill with a ...

Filling holes in stone foundation - HomeOwnersHub

There are several round "holes" in our stone masonry foundation presumably from old pipes that have been subsequently removed.

How to Break Through Foundation Walls | This Old House - YouTube

Mark McCullough breaks through the Cape Ann foundation to make space for mechanicals. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: ...

How to secure framing to stone foundation - HomeOwnersHub

Drill into the stone and use anchors. Many types and sizes available. You may want to rent a hammer drill also. If the stone is uneven, use mortar to fill in ...

Fieldstone foundation--how to plug big gaps? - GardenWeb

Wear gloves when applying cement ( it is very alkaline) apply 1/2" or so of cement then a rock then cement then another rock for bigger holes.

How To Repoint and Prevent Further Damage to a Fieldstone ...

Repointing a fieldstone foundation strengthens your home's structure and helps prevent water damage. The process involves removing ...