Bench Made From Concrete Blocks

Add some extra style to your porch patio living room dinning room bedroom or garden with your favorite from these diy bench ideas.

Bench made from concrete blocks. This simple diy construction is a nice garden bench made from concrete blocks and a headboard. An exquisitely solid proposition that will surely withstand any test of time. Use seven blocks on each end of the seat to space the seat boards. Concrete blocks and wood provide the ideal combination of materials for building inexpensive durable and comfortable benches and tables.

This is the first bench of the series. Construct the seat using eight 2 x 4s cut to the distance measured in step 7. Two posts will form the back support and four posts will make the seat of the bench. Space each post to your liking or to fit your cushions.

7cm x 7cm exterior facade paint. Exterior wood paints if you wish to paint the seat of the bench. Secure the spacers to the longer boards with 2 1 2 inch decking screws. 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.

This is part 1 of the series. This modern concrete and red cedar bench has simple clean lines. Allow the painted blocks to dry overnight before assembling the bench. Build a form to cast the concrete bench legs.

Each cinder block post is going to use 3 concrete blocks 1 horizontal cement block laid directly on top of 2 vertical ones. Cut additional 2 x 4s into 14 blocks each 4 inches long. Two blocks on each side and a headboard placed inclined for more comfort. Move the two cinder block structures approximately 5 feet apart.

Standard wooden garden posts square. Insert one end of a post through a hole in a cinder block and then into the opposite hole. How to make a cinder block bench. My posts were just under 2 feet apart from each other.

Salvaged wood pieces are perfect seating or work surface solution for any yard design and cinder blocks or screen blocks make strong supports allowing to create many different outdoor furniture pieces for your home. Make your own concrete and wood garden bench.