You can attach both hardwood and softwood successfully to concrete by using a flexible adhesive. This category of adhesive caters to the difference in thermal expansion coefficients of the wood and the concrete, thereby allowing for small movements within the wood.
CONCRETE FIXINGS AND ANCHORS - 8 DIFFERENT WAYS OF FIXING WOOD OR METAL TO CONCRETE 1. Hammer fixing 2. Concrete Bolt3.

Curing Conditions. Volume Resistivity [cm]. Adhesive Strength [N/mm2]. Thermal Conductivity [W/mK]. H 9607.Low-temperature-sintering High thermal-conductivity Die Attach Adhesives Using MO Technology (conductive, sintering type).

I'm in a situation where I need to hang drywall directly against a concrete wall in a basement. Does anyone here have experience in doing this? Will the waterproof drywall work with this application? Is it better to use adhesive to attach it or concrete drywall screws?

We have a small renovation job, where the client want to avoid drilling or shooting into the concrete floor slab because of sensitive instrumentation housed on the floor below. Has anyone used or heard of using adhesive to attach metal floor track?
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