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Cinder block purchasing notes

Saving money when buying cinder blocks


You can't tell from this picture, but these cinder blocks are rejected seconds from the factory.

I wouldn't want to use them for building a basement wall, but time has proven with our cinder block creek ford that slightly imperfect blocks are fine for driveway applications like this.

The perfect blocks are 80 cents compared to the seconds at 55. A savings that adds up when you do a few truck loads.



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Boy howdy, do I wish I could get cinder blocks for anything like that price! Where I live, new cinder blocks are around $3.00 each and only very occasionally show up used for $1.00 to $1.50 each...
Comment by alison — Fri Oct 28 19:02:38 2011
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That's the other factor Mark should have mentioned --- buying them direct from the cinder block plant. These are also the smaller 6 inch blocks, though, not the usual 8 inch blocks.
Comment by anna — Fri Oct 28 20:12:44 2011
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