Hunker on MSN

He uses concrete blocks to build an impressive prep counter for his grill

If you're looking to build out your outdoor patio and grill area, you can make your own counter with little more than ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

Applying fresh cement plaster to concrete block wall creating smooth surface

This video shows a construction worker using a trowel to apply wet cement plaster onto a concrete block wall near an exterior ...
The Business Journals

Rebuilding for resilience: Building back better with concrete block

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires sweeping ...
The Business Journals

Rebuilding for the climate: Concrete block as a sustainable solution for Puget Sound

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. As climate change reshapes life in Puget Sound, from ...
AOL

Cinder Blocks Vs. Cement Blocks: What's The Difference?

In theory, a cinder and cement block might seem like the same thing. After all, they're both precast and have the same rectangular shape. However, choosing the wrong one can mean the difference ...
Colorado Public Radio

A Colorado startup wants buildings to suck up carbon, one living concrete block at a time

Loren Burnett, the CEO of Prometheus Materials in Longmont, thinks it's time to reconsider the concrete block. His company's proposed alternative is a "bio-cement" first developed at the University of ...
Napa Valley Register

Block by cement block

Right now it appears David Horobin is building a dream igloo, instead of a dream house, in Alta Heights. Few curious onlookers realize that the white foam blocks — technically known as insulated ...