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I figured out what to do. When the nail “does not hold” the dowel

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It happens that this annoyance comes when the fastener does not hold the first time and you have to "chemize" something. So it happened this time, I laid the waterproofing, OSP sheets, it is necessary to fasten the dowel with nails, it holds it somewhere, in some places it does not.

Several nails hammered into one place
Several nails hammered into one place

Problem

Usually in such a situation you begin to twist, then you cut out a part of the plastic snipe and insert it into the already installed one so that the nail bursts them more strongly. But it happens that neither this, nor a couple of nails forgotten in one place, does not solve the problem. This is especially annoying when you need to score more than a dozen of them.

Cut part of the dowel for inward installation
Cut part of the dowel for inward installation
Cut part of the dowel for inward installation

Why is this happening

Often due to the wrong choice, because there are different configurations of the "plug", some smooth for the concrete monolith, and others for a "looser" base.

Found a solution!

I just had smooth ones, and the concrete floor was frankly loose, and the nails were hammered in every other time. I got an idea that I decided to test.

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Dowel and drill for 6
Dowel and drill for 6

In addition to number 6 dowels, I was 8 more. But what if the "plug" is set to 6 and a thicker nail from 8 is hammered into it?

In a cork for six we drive a nail for eight
Nails 8 and 6
In a cork for six we drive a nail for eight

Tried it and it went right away, the fasteners were held tight, exactly what is needed. And how did you not think of this before?

This, of course, makes installation a little more expensive, but it saves time, and it is more expensive. How do you like this idea, how did you solve the problem yourself?

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