DIY Painted Cinder Block Sculptures: 1) Arrange concrete blocks for cleaning. We recommend resting each block at a slight angle (atop wood slats, for example) so that the blocks are not flat ...

Concrete staining and block wall painting are two separate processes. Here's how we'd approach each: Last summer Kevin spent some time with a representative from Duckback Products, a Chico company.

Build a basic garden bench with a stack of cinder blocks topped with painted wood planks. Add some pillows to your bench to help you relax and enjoy your backyard plantings. Here, 8x8-inch half ...

Q Some time ago you responded to my inquiry regarding fixing cracks in the cinder blocks walls in the basement of my 70-year-old home. The suggestions are working well, and, prior to starting the ...

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Q: I live in an older concrete block home. But the face of the blocks on the front of the house are slump block in an orange color that’s supposed to give the house an adobe-style look. I don ...

Painted concrete on home’s exterior keeps peeling. ROC. ... If you are able to remove the paint, then my first choice is not to do anything to the concrete (or cement block) walls.

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