Space each post to your liking or to fit your cushions.
Bench made from cinder blocks.
How to make a cinder block bench start by building your bench posts or legs.
Then you can start to bond the blocks together depending on your seating arrangements.
For this project you ll need 3 redwood 4x4s and you can pick the length that works for you.
Standard wooden garden posts square.
Each cinder block post is going to use 3 concrete blocks 1 horizontal cement block laid directly on top of 2 vertical ones.
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.
A cinder block bench is easy to create affordable and can be put just about anywhere.
You will need concrete cinder blocks wood posts concrete adhesive and colorful paints to make a beautiful cinder block bench.
7cm x 7cm exterior facade paint.
Firstly you should decide the size and shape of the bench.
Concrete blocks come in various earthy colors beige bluish gray pinkish brown reddish brown and gray.
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.
It will be better to wait until the adhesive gets dry about 1 hour.
Starting materials to make a cinder block bench.
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.