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Powder actuated tools (PAT) are a powerful way to attach wood to concrete and concrete block.

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Attaching wood to concrete is one of the most basic, time-consuming and iffy tasks in construction. Whether you’re anchoring wall sill plates or attaching furring strips to concrete walls, you’ll find yourself engaged in an exacting task, working with seemingly incompatible materials and wondering if everything will stay attached.

If you have a dozen or more permanent connections to make, save time and money by using powder-actuated tools (PATs). With safety as the highest priority, we’ll show you the most popular tasks this tool can do around your house.

Also called stud drivers, stud guns and rem guns, these are heavy-duty tools that fire gunpowder cartridges. This “power load” pushes a piston inside the tool that slams a special heat-treated and hardened steel nail (a “drive pin”) through wood and into concrete. It takes only seconds to load and fire a stud gun, so you can drive dozens of fasteners quickly.