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A handyman is always asked to hang, mount, install, and secure different items to different materials. Installing brackets to masonry looks daunting to the beginner, but it is very easy with the right tools. I love using tapcon screws. They are specifically made for concrete and masonry surfaces and go in quickly. The only thing to be aware of is that you need to use a tapcon bit to bore a pilot hole for the screw.
These screws can withstand large amounts of pressure for both pull-out and shear. Did I mention that they are fast?
They come in different sizes and diameters, as well as phillips head, standard head and hex head variations. You will need to chuck the appropriate sized bit into a drill and bore out a hole. The nice thing is that the bits and screws are small diameter and so you won’t have to remove a lot of material to use the screw. Mark out where you want a hole, and drill it out. Place the bracket (or whatever you want to mount to the surface) against the surface over the hole and insert the tapcon screw. The screws will take some elbow grease to fully seat them. The threads are cut in such a way as to scratch a groove on the interior of the hole you drilled. So although they won’t go in like butter, the entire job from drilling to screwing will take about 5 minutes.
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