Building Concrete Block Benches

But with some creativity and elbow grease you can put them to work transforming your outdoor space into a stylish living area.

Building concrete block benches.

Cinder blocks are cheap hard and durable ideal for making concrete garden benches and tables that allow variations in the design. Standard wooden garden posts square. Build a bench from patio blocks to add an elegant touch to any porch patio or garden. You will need concrete cinder blocks wood posts concrete adhesive and colorful paints to make a beautiful cinder block bench.

Starting materials to make a cinder block bench. Firstly you should decide the size and shape of the bench. We recommend a light color for the exterior of the blocks a darker color for the interior but in fact it s the way you want it. Concrete blocks come in various earthy colors beige bluish gray pinkish brown reddish brown and gray.

We ve found some awesome projects for you to try. 7cm x 7cm exterior facade paint. Then you can start to bond the blocks together depending on your seating arrangements. A length of two metres is ideal so that there is room for several people on the garden bench.

A layer of concrete screed which is applied to the gravel and then watered gives the concrete blocks additional stability. It will be better to wait until the adhesive gets dry about 1 hour. Now the wooden slats are cut according to the desired length.