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10 Retaining Wall Ideas and Designs
Retaining walls can level a sloped yard, prevent erosion and look beautiful! Check out these distinctive retaining wall ideas ...
The concrete blocks that are used to build block foundations are hollow. When concrete blocks are stacked on top of one another, you can look down through the center of the foundation.
Concrete blocks are prefabricated materials primarily used for constructing walls. Similar to bricks, these blocks are stacked together and bonded with mortar, typically composed of cement, sand ...
Cinder blocks — and later, concrete blocks — were readily available. During the 1920s, molded blocks (to mimic stone) were used above grade as an exterior wall treatment on some houses.
This mixed-used building in Thailand includes the home and work spaces of a pair of siblings, arranged around planted courtyards and perforated concrete-block walls. Bangkok-based Ekar Architects ...