![]() I like this sort of inside-out approach to installing hidden circles, spotted in an alley while we were walking the dogs this afternoon. I don’t know the name of this pattern, but it seems to be the 21st-century answer to hidden circles. We saw this angular riff on the Starlight pattern at the same property. This double square-in-square was perched atop the same unfinished wall as the fan-style block. The owner appeared to be test-driving samples. Here are some samples from today’s explorations: We saw this fan-style block atop an unfinished wall in a newer subdivision. We have nearly four times that number - and I probably missed a few that weren’t visible from the street. I knew we had a lot, but by “a lot,” I was thinking maybe 50. 4,915) has 190 properties that feature either breezeblocks, shadow blocks, or some combination of the two - and at least 100 of them are within a mile of my house. ![]() We completed our breezeblock inventory this afternoon. We’ll see how many of them I finish before the world reopens. I’ve always sort of wondered what I could accomplish if I had a big enough block of time on my hands with relatively few distractions, and the pandemic has pretty well answered that question. I’m designing it on the fly, but I think it will look pretty cool when I’m done with it. To keep my neck and shoulders from completely seizing up on me while I was sanding and oiling the floor, I stopped every hour or so to stretch and spend a few minutes working on the new mural I just sort of randomly decided I needed in my office. We used part of the money we saved on the floor to buy a new wood-slice coffee table with hairpin legs. It was time-consuming, physically demanding work, but I think it turned out well. At my dad’s recommendation, I sanded it by hand and gave it a couple of coats of Danish oil. I finally got a hand free Monday to start working on the living-room floor. Then the pandemic hit, and I had to figure out how to teach, put out a paper, and coordinate the production of a yearbook, all remotely, while writing the first draft of my latest novel. Instead of spending the better end of $5 a square foot on cork-look luxury vinyl tile, I spent less than $100 on sandpaper and Danish oil.īefore I could start working on the floor, I came down with bronchitis. Single scored concrete, seen here, creates a look of square concrete blocks while adding more scores creates a more rectangular look.In February, I pulled up our stained, worn-out wall-to-wall carpet to find a beautiful hardwood floor hiding underneath. ![]() Within this category of concrete blocks there are a number of variations – you can find single scored, double scored, triple scored and so on. These blocks are similar to smooth faced ones with the exception of shallow lines on their surface. The last kind of concrete block we’ll look at today is the scored concrete block. Left photo – Fluted concrete wall | Right photo – Fluted concrete block example by TRISTAR Brick and Block. However, the molds used to create these blocks leave spaces in between the concrete, giving it a ribbed appearance. Similar to split faced ones, these blocks are made from splitting a large block into smaller ones, exposing a rough surface. Up next are split ribbed concrete blocks, sometimes referred to as fluted concrete blocks. Split Rib Concrete Blocks (also known as Fluted Concrete) ![]() Split faced concrete wall via Buildipedia. Split faced concrete block by Crown Hill Stone Supply Double sided split concrete is made when a large piece of concrete get scored and split multiple times, resulting in multiple rough pieces all with two rough sides. Single sided split concrete is made when one large smooth faced block is scored once and broken into two pieces. Once the blocks have cured they pass under a high pressure, mechanical chisel-like machine that splits the concrete and reveals the rough insides. Depending on how many rough sides are desired, the molds that create these ones keep the block connected but scored at the top to provide the place where a chisel will break the concrete. Split faced concrete blocks, unlike smooth faced ones, are extremely rough. Smooth Faced Concrete Block by Crown Hill Stone Supply They’re made in molds that result in a smooth finish on all sides. These are the most common blocks you’ll see everywhere. It’s quite overwhelming really. But today, we’re hoping to make the concrete block world feel a little less daunting for you by breaking down the basics. You’ve got your smooth faced, your split faced, your scored blocks, your fluted blocks, your shot blast blocks and within all of those you’ve got double sided, single sided, corner blocks, chimney blocks, window blocks, and a whole bunch of others.
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