How To Make A Cinder Block Bench

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Ever wondered how to make an easy cinder block bench for your outdoor area? I had built this outdoor bench years ago and it was time to fix it up. This great DIY project is easy to create, and affordable especially compared to the price of outdoor furniture. This beautiful bench can be put in just about any outdoor space you need extra seating whether it’s your front porch, back deck, or around a fire pit.

This post is in collaboration with Wagner.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.  A big thanks to Wagner for providing me the PaintEater & Flexio Paint Sprayer

Here’s my original bench – as you can see it was time to give it a little love.

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How To Make A Cinder Block Bench

For this project, you’ll need wood posts, I used 3 Redwood 4x4s. You can pick the length that works depending on the length of your bench. You can readily find wood planks at any building material store, home improvement store, or the home depot. Start by sanding the wooden boards on all sides. I did this the easy way and used my Wagner PaintEater to clean off the old product and sand it down. It worked like a charm and took me only minutes to clean up each board. If the boards are uneven you can level them with a router or jointer. Not everyone has such tools, so you can find yours on the beginner wood routers list. But I don’t think it’s worth the trouble for a street bench.

After all the wood is sanded I wiped each board on all sides. This will clean off all the sawdust, dirt, debris, and get it ready for painting or wood stain.

While the wood was drying I poured Varathane Ultimate Spar Urtheane (waterbased for exterior) into my Flexio Paint Sprayer. I read the instructions and adjusted all of the setting for what I needed.

I started by painting the top of each board. This Flexio paint sprayer made painting so incredibly easy. I even said it was therapeutic to my family.

After I painted the top of each of the boards, I let it dry for 30 minutes.

I then rotated the boards and painted the next side. I repeated this process until all 4 sides were painted. I then repeated this process with all the boards giving them a second, then a third coat.

I painted the ends of the wood as well to seal it. I just have to say that after hand painting them the first time, and this time using the paint sprayer…. it was so much faster and easier this time around! The paint sprayer is definitely a great way to go.

Don’t the boards look much better? I let the boards dry completely before moving forward.

This project needs 6 cinder blocks or concrete blocks and you set them up in this shape. 2 stacked on top of each other and the other one is vertical behind the first 2.

Next, I slid each of the boards into the top hole in the cinder blocks on either side.

We made this outdoor seating area in tribute to people and pets we have lost. It’s our memorial bench. It was a fun and easy DIY project and a great way to make inexpensive outdoor furniture.

Here is the finished product and I love how my concrete block bench turned out, and I’m super thrilled with how easy my Wagner PaintEater and Flexio Paint Sprayer made it.

Where would you put a bench like this in your home? Drop that in the comments!

So you know I love the Wagner Steamer, PaintEater, and Paint Sprayer…. what product do you think I want next? Go here to Wagner, look at the options, then come back and tell me in the comments what you think!

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