How to Fix Timber to Brick or Concrete - The Most Solid Method!

Do you want to learn how to fix timber to concrete or brickwork? In this video i will show you the most solid method to fixing timber to brick, block or concrete. This can be used on all kinds of wood and in all different shapes and sizes. This is a great beginners DIY guide and the skills that you will learn here can be transferred to many different jobs around the house or garden.

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[maisydotes]

A 25mm washer between wood and coach-bolt head will give a better distribution of pressure onto wood. A well made video with good directions. Well done!

[masgains]

I watch a lot of DIY videos and this guy, is hands down the best DIY guy I have ever come across! bets DIY videos!

[emmabird]

Great video again.
I've found that I can't hold a long bit of wood sready enough to reliably mark all the holes at once. I've "missed" on some too often. What I do is mark and drill the first hole and attach the batten. Then mark the rest while the batten is firmly held, remove the batten (or some times just slacken and turn it out the way) then drill the rest. I get a better sucess rate that way. Also, when finally fixing the batten I loosely fit all the bolts first so I can move it to get the other three in without problems before tightening them all.
For drilling, you do not necessarily need and SDS drill, but you do need a hammer drill with a masonary bit. It is true that, with larger bits in a Jacobs chuck can slip, but it will work.
For marking the holes I prefer wittnessing the wall through the hole with a small size masonary bit (in a drill of course). With my old eyes a pencil mark can be hard to find.
The tape trick works for wood bits too as does using one of those rod depth gauges.
drilling straight square (perpendicular not non round) holes is an art in itself that I get right only about 75% of the time.. How do you cope with that?

[SakiJura]

Awesome content, from all the DIY YT'ers out there, you're the most thorough one and easy to follow for beginners. Thanks for bringing this awesome content!

[cglees]

It’s worth mentioning that if you are going to measure the depth of hole be certain that the screw or bolt will fit. If you only drill the depth of the plug then sometimes you will have problems with longer fixings.
Great video 😊

[myynyny]

This looks like the best method for most mansory materials. I’ve always found thunderbolts to be a bit of a faff tbh, nothing beats a good old nicely fitted plug and coach bolt. But I must say for really soft old stone, concrete screws work really well as they cut a thread into the stone and don’t cause cracking and can easily tighten up nicely.

[habsom]

Clear presentation and instructions explaining 'why' as well as 'how'. Good camera work and editing. Great instructional video.

[andysturrock]

You can also use concrete screws/bolts. You can drill the pilot hole straight through the wood into the brick/block/concrete with a masonry bit and then put the bolt in with an impact driver. No need for plugs and less chance of cracking concrete, especially if you are near the edge. Great channel, love the content and presenting style.

[darrenhayes]

Nice video. Personally, I always drill small pilot holes as I find it is tricky to stop larger bits wandering across the surface of hard materials like bricks.

[loudoret]

This is such a useful video. I have already used it to fix upright metal verticals to support a lattice fence on a garden wall.
And I’m using it again today to work out how best to fix the oak timbers Ive had cut, to make a fireplace surround.
This latter project needs to look good, as well as fix tightly and safely, so I’m going to set the bolts a little deeper than you suggest, and find another video to teach me how to make oak dowels to cover the bolt head and blend with the timber.
I’ve also got to be very careful not to split or crack the old bricks.
Thanks for a very practical video - and for covering the “do I drill into brick or mortar?” issue, which I had wondered about.
I really appreciate the no-nonsense presentation. I loathe the music, logos, and usual nonsense in so many folks’ channels these days.
I hope your channel goes from strength to strength.

[Lsucceednow]

Your videos are so clear and easy to follow. Thank you for your time, excellent as always

[GpoppaJohn]

This is like the ‘For Dummies’ books, but better as it’s visual and excellently presented. Still waiting for the loft lighting video 😊👍 Superb

[jimh]

A straightforward and informative video with no BS, the steps very clearly outlined and understandable for a beginner. I subscribed and am going to binge watch the rest of your channel. 👍 😃

[ianarmstrong]

Great video as always, you are fast becoming one of the best DIY YouTuber's in UK. Thank you and keep up the good work!👍

[joshusanders]

i like to do a pilot hole with smaller masonry drill bit i find it helps guide the larger drill bit more accurately

[Charles]

Great vid, what I do as well is use a penny washer, it gets an even stronger fixing but it’s more chew as sometimes you’ve got to core the washer out to fit the screw/Coach bolt

[richardpawlowski]

Using a marxman marker is an alternative to Tracer pencils especially on surfaces where pencil does not show up well, the green spots stand out on nearly all surfaces.

[HighWealder]

My previous house was an old Victorian one built from relatively soft bricks and soft lime mortar. Fixing anything to a wall (plus through thick soft lime plaster) could present problems that could not be solved by using any type of plastic plug because of oversized cavities.
I found that the best way to solve it was to cut a piece of scrap wood slightly larger than the hole, make a point on it and then hammer it in and saw off flush. Then screw directly into it without drilling a hole.

[MarkProvan]

Thanks mate! Replacing our old gate that’s joined to the house soon and this will really help!

[AccountantDoesDIY]

Great video exactly how I do it. The only difference is that I’ve discovered Marxman for marking the drill holes rather than tracer pencils. I found the fluorescent Green easier to see.