Weather Weather on Hilton Head Island is ideal for those wanting to explore the outdoors and soak up the sunshine. Hilton Head Island and the surrounding Lowcountry features a balmy, subtropical climate year round. The largest barrier island off the Atlantic coast, Hilton Head is located 40 miles north of Savannah, GA, and 90 miles south of Charleston, SC. The Island lies on the Intracoastal Waterway and encompasses 42 square miles of semi-tropical, unspoiled sea marshes, creeks and lagoons, wooded forests of tall pines, palmettos, magnolias and live oaks, and 12 miles of Atlantic beach.
2Prepare your mortar and allow the mix to set for about five minutes. You can buy mortar premixed, or you can create your own batch using one part masonry cement and three parts fine sand. In either case, add enough water to create a paste â about the consistency of oatmeal.
2. When using tapcon screws, it is very important to use the correct size masonry bit. Make sure you drill the pilot hole as deep as the screw or deeper. Unlike drilling in wood, any holes in concrete/cinder block that are shallow will strip the screw.y opinion Wilbur, If it is CINDER block you need to frame floor to cieling, avoid the wall entirely. If it is CONCRETE block you can use Tapcons in the joints and it will hold a ton. Thats a literal ton, not a figurative one.