![]() I’ll say a little more on the subject further on. I won’t go into to the finer points of making mortar here, so if you’re not sure of the process, use the pre-packaged stuff available at such places as Home Depot and Lowes. This can be bagged mortar which contains sand and cement, or you can make your own from clean sand and masonry cement. Here’s what you need in the way of materials.You can review Dave’s shower project, as well as other ongoing tile and stone installations, at the John Bridge Forums. If you click the thumbnails, you’ll be taken to the full-size versions. Dave took a series of very good photos of his progress and offered them for use here. Recently, Dave Misevich, of Canton, Michigan, completed a seat in the shower he is building. ![]() ![]() If you do that, I can guarantee it will leak profusely and cause you much misery. Do not build the seat and then install the shower pan in front of it. It is important to note that, unlike seats built by other means, our masonry seat must be built entirely inside the shower pan. The mud-built shower bench will work in any shower installation, including those employing the cement backer board method, as well as the new Kerdi method by Schluter Systems. Single scored concrete, seen here, creates a look of square concrete blocks while adding more scores creates a more rectangular look.The tiled benches can leak, but any water that gets through one of my seats is contained by the shower pan and ultimately finds its way to the drain “weep holes” and down the drain pipe. 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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