| A concrete fastener is a screw, bolt system, or | | | | plating. The zinc preserves the integrity of the |
| other fastening technique, designed to attach any | | | | steel, and keeps the elements out. Stainless steel |
| non-structural object to a section of concrete. | | | | is steel mixed with chromium or some other |
| The concrete can be in the ground, or it can be | | | | metal. This keeps the steel corrosion and |
| part of a wall or other standing structure. There | | | | rust-resistant, and also prevents the steel from |
| are an almost unlimited number of uses for a | | | | staining whatever it is drilled into. The carbon adds |
| concrete fastener. | | | | a whole new level of strength and insulation from |
| Note that concrete fasteners and concrete | | | | the corrosive effects of concrete. |
| anchors are structurally and linguistically the same | | | | A concrete fastener can find its way into a |
| thing, except that the term "fastener" is used | | | | myriad of situations, including, but not limited to: |
| when describing non-structural attachments, | | | | countertops, furniture, basements, driveways, |
| whereas "anchor" is used when describing ways | | | | fireplace surrounds, foundations and foundation |
| to hold a building or other structure in place. As | | | | repair, landscape borders, patios, pool decks, and |
| you might guess, concrete anchors are much | | | | water fountains. |
| bigger than concrete fasteners. | | | | When considering what type of concrete fastener |
| Concrete fasteners are usually made from | | | | to use for a given job, consider these elements: |
| galvanized carbon or stainless steel. They are | | | | the hollowness or solidness of the underlying |
| very strong and quite weather-resistant. | | | | concrete, whether the concrete is outdoors or |
| Galvanization is a process whereby zinc is added | | | | indoors, distance from corners, bars, and other |
| to the surface of the fastener via electrostatic | | | | obstructions, and so on. |