Concrete blocks come in various earthy colors beige bluish gray pinkish brown reddish brown and gray.
Diy concrete block and wood bench.
The cinder block design is simple enough to construct in mere moments and will bring an unexpected industrial chic.
Then you can start to bond the blocks together depending on your seating arrangements.
Concrete blocks are available in a variety of shapes sizes and textures so diy bench designs are always unique.
You also need wood posts long enough to go through the supports in the ends plus a little extra.
You will need concrete cinder blocks wood posts concrete adhesive and colorful paints to make a beautiful cinder block bench.
Firstly you should decide the size and shape of the bench.
Standard wooden garden posts square.
Via instructables diy planter box bench.
They look natural and create fabulous neutral color combinations with natural stone metal and wood in your yard.
I decided to reuse the wooden forms from that project to make a bench.
This diy cinder block potting bench isn t your grandmother s plant stand.
It will be better to wait until the adhesive gets dry about 1 hour.
Starting materials to make a cinder block bench.
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.
My parents wanted a bench to go with the concrete fire pit i made for them.
The legs are two large and thick blocks of concrete placed at the ends while the top is made from three long slabs of light wood which create a great contrast.
7cm x 7cm exterior facade paint.
Diy outdoor concrete and wood bench this is another example of a bench made from mixed materials.
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.