Steps set up near the site of the future bench to avoid having to carry everything at the end of construction.
Diy wood and cinder block bench. This lovely outdoor bench requires no hammer no nails no sanding and really no carpentry skills at all. Place the long and solid side of one cinder block on top of the block with the adhesive. Boxes built with cinder block and faced with stone they only look expensive. The third is turned in the opposite direction the opening.
The cinder block design is simple enough to construct in mere moments and will bring an unexpected industrial chic. 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. It will be better to wait until the adhesive gets dry about 1 hour. How to make a simple outdoor bench step 1.
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. Feed the planks of wood through each of the top holes of the cinder block as pictured below. How to make a cinder block bench start by building your bench posts or legs. Easy outdoor cinder block benches.
This diy cinder block potting bench isn t your grandmother s plant stand. Oak boards at about 5 64 each. Backyard projects outdoor projects garden projects diy projects stone planters garden planters front yard planters rock planters diy planters outdoor. Place three blocks next to each other.
We admire the bench on our neighbors front patio so we decided to make some for our back patio along the fences. Then you can start to bond the blocks together depending on your seating arrangements. Draw an outline along the solid side of a cinder block approximately 1 2 inch from the edge and. 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.
Repeat the operation with the other blocks. I love everything about this bench it is easy to assemble it is so cheap and it looks fantastic. You will need concrete cinder blocks wood posts concrete adhesive and colorful paints to make a beautiful cinder block bench. Diy slate ledger stone planter boxes with a bench.