Easy outdoor cinder block benches step 1.
Diy block and wood bench. Built from repurposed cinder blocks painted a bright color this bench has a wooden bench seat and comfortable cushions to rest upon. These beautiful garden benches are made by ana white. Follow the steps below to build the newest addition to your backyard patio or porch. Steps set up near the site of the future bench to avoid having to carry everything at the end of construction.
Here i m showing the finished bench to illustrate the goal. Repeat the operation with the other blocks. Here s a fun little project to do for yourself or someone else. It will be better to wait until the adhesive gets dry about 1 hour.
Diy cinder block bench one of our annual family traditions is to chop up our christmas tree after the new year and have a bon fire in our backyard with some s mores and hot cocoa. 8 4x4x8 fence post 14 cinder blocks stain or paint small can concrete glue or similar seat. It would look great anywhere you choose to place it on your property. Then you can start to bond the blocks together depending on your seating arrangements.
Diy wood benches with back. Painting the cinder blocks a complementary color to accentuate the cushions gives this bench a put together look. Place three blocks next to each other. But the results are gorgeous.
I love everything about this bench it is easy to assemble it is so cheap and it looks fantastic. You can find ana s free building plans for the blue garden bench here the swing bench here and the wood bench with back here. 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.
You will need concrete cinder blocks wood posts concrete adhesive and colorful paints to make a beautiful cinder block bench. Things you ll need concrete cinder blocks 14 four by four wood posts 6 feet long 6 drop cloth concrete adhesive caulking gun wet cloth exterior paint 1 gallon 2 inch paintbrush sawhorses 60 grit sandpaper wood stain and waterproofer 3 inch paintbrush. Firstly you should decide the size and shape of the bench. For each support you need four regular double cinder blocks 8x8x16 inch 20x20x40 cm and.
These wooden storage benches with back require a bit of extra woodworking skills. We have a patio in our backyard with a steel fire pit that is perfect to host this tradition but this space has always lacked seating for all of us.