4 Cinder Block Houses For Inspiration

Cinder blocks, also called concrete blocks or breeze blocks, offer broad range of benefits for home construction. Compared to filled-in blocks, they are lightweight, easy to install, and cost-effective.

They provide excellent insulation, block noise, and are durable and low-maintenance.

What are Cinder Blocks?

Cinder blocks are among the two main systems used to build concrete walls. The other is called “insulated concrete forms,” or “ICFs.”

Cinder blocks themselves have other names as well. Sometimes they are just called “concrete blocks.” Other names include “concrete masonry units,” or “CMUs,” or “breeze blocks.”

Technically, there are distinctions between each of these types of masonry blocks. But the terms frequently are used interchangeably.

At some point, you have probably lived in a building that had cinder block walls. You also likely have at some point handled a cinder block. It is a masonry block that is bigger than a regular brick.

Cinder blocks are hollow. As such, they are relatively lightweight (for what they are).

Looking for inspiration for your own cinder block house? In this guide, we will share four of our favorite cinder block building designs with you.

1. The Sawmill House By Olson Kundig

https://olsonkundig.com/projects/sawmill-canyon-retreat/

Off the grid in the California high desert, you will find the Sawmill House by Olson Kundig,