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How to secure door threshold to concrete slab?

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33K views 8 replies 6 participants last post by  darsunt  
#1 ·
I sometimes use those blue plastic coated bolts that you drive into holes drilled into the concrete. But they are too large, and I don't want those bolt heads sticking out of the threshold.
I heard there are nails that can be drive into concrete, are they available at hardware stores? Also if I drill a hole, can a regular screw be driven in there and hold?
 
#2 ·
Reguler screw will not hold.
More info is needed. Tap Con screws are avalible in at least 4 differant sizes and will work fine with any threshold I've ever worked on.
Tap Cons are screws not bolts. Are you using flat head Tap Cons?
 
#3 ·
Ditto on using flat head Tapcon screws.
http://www.concretescrews.com/
The screw head can be counter bored ¼” and covered with a plug.

For installing a ¾” thick threshold a common Tapcon length is 1-3/4” or 2-1/4”.

Caution on using an extra long screw. They will break, I’ve done it.
Tapcon says the screw embedment s/b a minimum of 1”, maximum of 1-3/4”
 
#4 ·
Is this an exterior threshold?

If interior---use PL premium---drilling holes into the concrete and pounding in wood dowels will allow you to use regular wood screws---but I would not use that for an exterior install--water will eventually soften the wood plugs.