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Concrete screw breaks during installation
You can see in the picture what a scaredy-cat it is.J jonaserik said:
Respirator AND hearing protection, probably using a safety rope too..
Had you drilled a hole so that the threads were free from the support beam?J Jörgen_35 said:I am going to screw a support beam into a concrete post. I bought these screws upon recommendation from the hardware store: [link]
Dimension 6 x 100. Drilled a 6 mm hole as instructed. The screw goes in a couple of turns, then it gets really tight, and when I applied more force, it just snapped. Is a larger hole needed, or what else could be wrong?
Concrete screws are installed with impact.
The simplest option would be to use nail plugs.
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