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Appropriate nail length
The appropriate nail intrusion length to be drive into concrete is 12 mm – 22 mm (.472" – .866") for nailing
wooden materials, and 15 mm – 20 mm (.570" – .787") for nailing thin steel sheet.
Longer nails results in the nails bending.
Select the appropriate length for the materials according to the following table.
Purpose
Type of nail
Nail length
To nail wood to concrete
2.6 mm
×
30 mm
(.102"
×
1-3/16")
2.6 mm
×
35 mm
(.102"
×
1-3/8")
2.6 mm
×
40 mm
(.102"
×
1-9/16")
Choose nail to secure approx. 15 mm – 20 mm (.590" - 787")
intrusion depth.
Example
To nail thin steel to concrete
2.6 mm
×
15 mm
(.102"
×
19/32")
2.6 mm
×
20 mm
(.102"
×
25/32")
2.6 mm
×
25 mm
(.102"
×
1")
Choose nail to secure approx. 12 mm – 20 mm (.472" – .866")
intrusion depth.
Wood
thickness
Appropriate
nail length
Intrusion depth
into concrete
10 mm (.393")
30 mm (1-3/16")
Approx. 20 mm (.787")
15 mm (.590")
35 mm (1-3/8")
Approx. 20 mm (.787")
20 mm (.787")
40 mm (1-9/16")
Approx. 20 mm (.787")
d
L
d
×
L
Wood
Approx. 8 mm (.315") countersink.
Intrusion depth into
concrete
Concrete
Thin steel sheet
Intrusion depth into
concrete
Concrete
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