# Shelves onto cinder blocks/concrete? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 8, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260 "2009-01-08T13:07:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/1 "2009-01-08T13:07:16Z")
It my garage I need some more workspace and storage, how do I go about mounting some type of plywood shelves? ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/2 "2009-01-08T13:10:32Z")
Get some concrete screws (theyre blue) and screw a 2x4 into the wall and build off of that. Then take a few more 2x4’s and run them from the bottom of the shelves to the floor as a brace. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/3 "2009-01-08T13:11:17Z")
i know you need a hammer drill, a special bit, those pastic thingies, and then iono. ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/4 "2009-01-08T13:12:15Z")
can buy those at home depot/lowes I assume? how long should they be for cinder blocks? Do I have to drill first? ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/5 "2009-01-08T13:14:24Z")
you can buy the screws at HD or lowes along with a hammer drill and everything else you need for the job. stop by HD and ask one of those guys, they should be able to help you out. ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/6 "2009-01-08T13:18:22Z")
found an interesting how-to: [http://www.wikihow.com/Drill-Into-Concrete](http://www.wikihow.com/Drill-Into-Concrete) Sucks I need a “hammer drill” I really can’t afford it right now and would never use it again. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/7 "2009-01-08T13:18:45Z")
Get the tapcon NAILS not the screws. They’ll work just as well and you can pick up the tool for them pretty inexpensively too. You use a regular hammer with the tool and it literally shoots the nail into the wood and into the concrete. It uses bullets. Ask someone at Lowe’s or Home Depot and they’ll be able to help you out. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/8 "2009-01-08T13:24:57Z")
Yeah, they use .22 shells. I did some foundation repair with one of those before. Im just used to my brothers having all kinds of contractor tools so thats why I said screws. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/9 "2009-01-08T13:26:40Z")
> [@Some night photos of my BMW](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/some-night-photos-of-my-bmw/12325/5): > > Yeah, they use .22 shells. I did some foundation repair with one of those before. > > Im just used to my brothers having all kinds of contractor tools so thats why I said screws. Yea I figured. I’ve gotta hammer drill and it wasn’t cheap. In a pinch I had to go out and buy the manual one once and it wasn’t very expensive and still did a good job. ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/10 "2009-01-08T13:28:11Z")
I’ve actually used something like that before. I’ll have to check out how much they run for. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/11 "2009-01-08T13:29:55Z")
I think theyre less than $20. My friend bought one when we fixed his foundation a few years ago. My brother just sold a few extras he had. ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/12 "2009-01-08T13:31:56Z")
not bad. this should be fun. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/13 "2009-01-08T13:33:41Z")
Definately open the door and wear earplugs or muffs when using it. Its as loud as a gunshot. My ears were ringing the rest of the day from using it. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/14 "2009-01-08T13:41:07Z")
> [@Ingrown Nail](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ingrown-nail/12317/7): > > Definately open the door and wear earplugs or muffs when using it. Its as loud as a gunshot. My ears were ringing the rest of the day from using it. I was just about to add that! ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/15 "2009-01-08T14:00:19Z")
> [@It's time for a....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-time-for-a/12327/4): > > Get some concrete screws (theyre blue) and screw a 2x4 into the wall and build off of that. Then take a few more 2x4’s and run them from the bottom of the shelves to the floor as a brace. these are the way to go… if you get the right pack it even comes with the drill bit (worst case it tells you EXACTLY what bit to get)… You don’t need a hammer drill thats BS. i did mine with an 18v cordless and they went in like butter with a little wd40. This is how i mounted the plywood for my hot water heater. proof negro - ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/16 "2009-01-09T05:40:34Z")
exactly what wayne said! Just get a masonry drill bit and masonry screws. Any cheap drill will work. DeckMate makes AWESOME screws. They come with their own bit that never slips out. Not sure if they make masonry screws, but get them if they do. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/17 "2009-01-09T05:43:35Z")
+1 for Tapcon screws w/ pilot hole. Never used Tapcon nails. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/18 "2009-01-09T06:08:32Z")
> [@Retardedly expensive audio equipment... and a LOT more...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retardedly-expensive-audio-equipment-and-a-lot-more/12364/12): > > +1 for Tapcon screws w/ pilot hole. Never used Tapcon nails. TAPCON nails used in the hammer gun can split the block in some cases if the block is old. They’re best used for concrete. use Tapcon concrete screws and an electric drill with the appropriate sized hex driver bit. It’s all you need. Lag a few boards to the wall as mentioned and just build the bench frame off that. Put legs to the floor. Top with ply or MDF board ---
**Author:** ![Allstar\_Graphics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/allstar_graphics/32/6287_2.png) [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/19 "2009-01-09T06:31:28Z")
tapcon bit driver, its the tapcon driver and concrete drill bit all in one, and you dont need a hammer drill for it ---
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shelves-onto-cinder-blocks-concrete/241260/20 "2009-01-09T07:20:55Z")
sounds easy enough, I’ll be stopping by home depot a little later today.