Bench Made From Cinder Blocks

How to make a cinder block bench start by building your bench posts or legs.

Bench made from cinder blocks.

7cm x 7cm exterior facade paint. A cinder block bench is easy to create affordable and can be put just about anywhere. 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. It will be better to wait until the adhesive gets dry about 1 hour.

For this project you ll need 3 redwood 4x4s and you can pick the length that works for you. Each cinder block post is going to use 3 concrete blocks 1 horizontal cement block laid directly on top of 2 vertical ones. Exterior wood paints if you wish to paint the seat of the bench. Cinder blocks are cheap hard and durable ideal for making concrete garden benches and tables that allow variations in the design.

Then you can start to bond the blocks together depending on your seating arrangements. You can see more of my crazy creations here here s my original bench as you can see it was time to give it a little love. Concrete blocks come in various earthy colors beige bluish gray pinkish brown reddish brown and gray. Cinder blocks 4 per support construction adhesive one tube glues about 3 supports primer.

Wood posts 5 per bench carriage bolts nuts and washers 5 per bench if joining multiple posts for length for each support you need four regular double cinder blocks 8x8x16 inch 20x20x40 cm and one single 8x8x8 inch 20x20x20 cm. Firstly you should decide the size and shape of the bench. Starting materials to make a cinder block bench.