Diy Wood And Cinder Block Bench

Place three blocks next to each other.

Diy wood and cinder block bench. We admire the bench on our neighbors front patio so we decided to make some for our back patio along the fences. You will need concrete cinder blocks wood posts concrete adhesive and colorful paints to make a beautiful cinder block bench. Diy wood and concrete block bench materials 12 16 inch x 12 inch x 12 inch concrete blocks at approxiately 1 61 each 2 1 4 in. This diy cinder block potting bench isn t your grandmother s plant stand.

Then you can start to bond the blocks together depending on your seating arrangements. Boxes built with cinder block and faced with stone they only look expensive. I love everything about this bench it is easy to assemble it is so cheap and it looks fantastic. Draw an outline along the solid side of a cinder block approximately 1 2 inch from the edge and.

Feed the planks of wood through each of the top holes of the cinder block as pictured below. Each cinder block post is going to use 3 concrete blocks 1 horizontal. All you have to do is buy some cinder blocks some four by four long pieces of wood and put the whole thing together by using a very simple stacking method. Diy slate ledger stone planter boxes with a bench.

Backyard projects outdoor projects garden projects diy projects stone planters garden planters front yard planters rock planters diy planters outdoor. Firstly you should decide the size and shape of the bench. Easy outdoor cinder block benches. These are easy for anyone who can carry glue and paint cinder blocks and wood posts in the interest of time we bought some seat c.

Place the long and solid side of one cinder block on top of the block with the adhesive. Oak boards at about 5 64 each. See below but since i had the extra concrete blocks i figured it made sense to use all of them and make the bench extra sturdy. It will be better to wait until the adhesive gets dry about 1 hour.

The third is turned in the opposite direction the opening. This lovely outdoor bench requires no hammer no nails no sanding and really no carpentry skills at all. How to make a simple outdoor bench step 1. Repeat the operation with the other blocks.