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8 Surprising Uses for Cinder Blocks
August 26, 2014
Cement blocks, commonly used to strengthen and insulate a building, are usually covered up. Left bare, they can also offer a minimalist variation on the traditional red brick theme.
A Pittsburgh home nods to the city’s industrial heritage with a welded-steel staircase that runs along a dark gray cinder-block wall.
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A large cinder-block fireplace rests half-in, half-out of the dining room in a renovated midcentury house in Los Angeles.
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Originally appeared in A Midcentury Home Keeps the History Alive
Twelve-inch-thick concrete blocks were used in an Austin home for their cost-saving and insulating properties; they were left bare for their simple and subtle geometry.
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The cement-block facade of a home in Montara, California mimics the walls that surround the property and complements other industrial materials used in the building.
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Originally appeared in The Full Montara
The wood-clad second story of a sustainable Austin home rests upon a cement-block lower level, the perfect surface for creeping green ivy.
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Originally appeared in A Green Home to Last a Lifetime in Austin
A wall of concrete blocks protectively insulates a Los Angeles property from the busy road.
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Originally appeared in Compound Addition
In Alaska, a concrete courtyard encased in cinder-block walls stands in stark contrast to the surrounding wilderness.
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Originally appeared in This Modern Cabin Is the Ideal HQ For a Family in Alaska
A concrete-block fireplace makes the deck of a Knoxville home an inviting destination on brisk nights.
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Originally appeared in Spirit of the South
A Pittsburgh home nods to the city’s industrial heritage with a welded-steel staircase that runs along a dark gray cinder-block wall.
Photo by Livia Corona.
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