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Homeowner transforms entryway with stairs made entirely from concrete blocks

A low-cost stair solution uses concrete blocks and adhesive, but long-term strength relies on careful ground preparation ...

5 Once-Popular Concrete Home Features No One Uses Anymore

While concrete might be seen as a fairly basic, utilitarian material today, it was a part of several trendy home design ...
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 ...

Ditch Concrete & Blocks: Here's A More Creative Way To Build A Firepit

Building a firepit doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. Ditch concrete and blocks for this creative, affordable DIY ...
Daily Monitor

Clay bricks vs concrete blocks

One concrete block covers the space of almost four bricks. Photos/Tony Mushoborozi. You have worked your fingers to the bone for years, planning, executing impossible tasks, saving, closing deals, and ...
Dezeen

Israeli architect couple use concrete blocks to build themselves a home among fruit trees

Architects Tamar Jacobs and Oshri Yaniv have built their own home on the Israeli coast, with its roof lifted up above concrete-block walls to offer glimpses of the sky. The co-founders of Israeli firm ...
Architects' Journal

Concrete blocks and green alternatives

Thanks to their versatility, concrete blocks have been a feature of UK building sites for nearly a century. Though still almost ubiquitous, a combination of demanding thermal standards, the ...