block walls

Stacked cinder construction

Block walls are walls constructed from concrete masonry units—the rectangular cinder blocks or concrete blocks commonly used in construction.

The term appears most often in building and real estate contexts: The basement has block walls, We're putting up block walls around the property.

Block walls are valued for durability and fire resistance but often considered less attractive than brick or stone.

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privacy · fire rating · thermal mass · mortar · rebar · structural integrity · cinder · waterproofing · textured surfaces · buildings · foundations · partitions · sound barrier · building materials · grout · construction · reinforcement · jointing

Categories
  • masonry walls
  • wall types
Opposites
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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G