concrete blocks

Using concrete blocks to edge some soil but 2 full blocks would be to high. I'm using 440x215x100mm. Can i cut length ways & mortar them on top to finish it off? Would it be ok & look ok like that?

Hello currently, I am building a wall to replace my garage door. I want to know the block name to use when ordering my materials... I will use engineer bricks on my foundation for my garage, around 3 courses high. It will be a double brick wall with no gaps in between as i will be insulating...

Hi, we have had some works done on our building after a car crashed into it, the blockwork on the building exterior was damaged. A contractor has since been (although has not yet been paid) and done the work seen in the photos. It looks terrible in my opinion and really devalues the property...

Hi everyone. I'm building a concrete block retaining wall using 140mm x 215mm x 440mm blocks (see model below). The plan is to render the blocks however the return highlighted on the left hand side of the image runs by the boundary fence. I haven't drawn the fence in the model which is why you...

Hi everyone, I’m getting close to laying the blocks for my wall but first I need to cut some of them to size. Can someone tell what the best method is to achieve this? I’ve seen there is a disc cutter or a block splitter or a hammer and masonry chisel. I need to cut around 20 or so blocks so...

Hello, Hope the title was catchy enough Basically I purchased this old Barn and he started to level the floors with a run of blocks so he could put up stud wall. I like the idea of splitting finishing his plans, due to the floor being over three levels and not level in any direction he ran...

Hi all, Want to make a garden incinerator, getting sick of buying the thin tin dustbins that only last a year and either rust to nothing. I thought about concrete blocks, I know them as breeze blocks or dense blocks. will they take the heat