Concrete garage question

mr_skinflint

Hi
I have a stand alone pre-fab concrete garage dating back to when Jesus was lad. I have a plan to extend it and clad some of it to stop it looking like and Eastern Blok toilet. My question is; what's the best way to attahe battens to the concrete to enable me to build onto it? Has anyone here done anything like this?
regards
skinny

Betty_swallox

:beer:There is almost nothing that will drill into concrete panels (Diamond drill maybe) to the extent you need to battern it. Normal drill bits last 1/2 a hole if you get good ones. There will be either round pebbles or 1/2 limestone chipping inside + steel reinforcement. We have even tried a Spit Pulsa nail gun that can put a 20mm nail into a steel RSJ, but that just shattered a 2" hole into the concrete. Is the finish plain concrete or pebbledash???
You could just finish in Decopierre type stones or brick effect. You can find them on youtube or web

thebaldwindowfitter

We have recently battened out a concrete sectional garage and used a fixing called rapiers these are a masonary screw where you drill a 6mm hole and the rapiers screw directly into the masonary wether that be brick or concrete.

27col

What about trying one of the No-Nails type products.

Syman

not wishing to be a scraremongerer....

Some old concrete structures, garages are a prime example, have some asbestos content within the concrete.

Please check this before drilling.

I have successfully stuck 2X1 battens with no more nails onto this type of wall then used feather edge to cover. |reasonably cheap, relatively light weight and don't look too bad at all... (even if i do say so my self )