Talk:Concrete block
Correct international wikilink
The german wiki article Betonwerkstein links to this article. There it´s described as every kind of concrete product with a processed surface. I really do not believe that this plaster-like stone is a cinder block (Specs (pdf)). Is there any techical term for this product or does it has to be paraphrased ? --84.166.242.48 21:04, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
- The Construction Specifications Institute in the US has a list of many surface finishes for concrete block. -- Dogears 02:36, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
- 04 22 00 Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 00.13 Concrete Unit Veneer Masonry
- 04 22 00.16 Surface-Bonded Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 19 Insulated Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 23 Architectural Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 23.13 Exposed Aggregate Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 23.16 Fluted Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 23.19 Molded-Face Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 23.23 Prefaced Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 23.26 Sound-Absorbing Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 23.29 Split-Face Concrete Unit Masonry
- 04 22 33 Interlocking Concrete Unit Masonry
Move article
Are these called "cinder blocks" in the UK currently? In the U.S., cinders were added to concrete in the time between the wars to save money on materials. Cinder blocks are too brittle and do not support as much weight as full concrete blocks. The term is still used by (older) homeowners, but you couldn't but a cinder block if you tried. Is this the same elsewhere? In U.S. architecture and construction these are specified as "CMU" and called CMU or "concrete block" on the job site. Is "CMU" used anywhere else?
- Proposal: move this document to "Concrete block" and come to agreement on the first sentence, e.g.:
- Concrete block, "Concrete Masonry Unit" (CMU) or "breeze block" (mistakenly called a cinder block), is a rectangular block
or brickused in construction. -- Dogears (talk) 23:27, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
We don't use cinder blocks...
We do not use cinder blocks in the construction industry. We only specify concrete blocks or CMUs. I think the name 'cinder block' has hung around because it rolls off the tongue easier than concrete block. Also, a lot of older homes do have cinder block foundations. I've seen a number of them that are crumbling - so homeonwers know what to call it.
Cinder blocks ans concrete blocks look very different - so they are easier to spot. A concrete block looks very dense and solid and a cinder block looks very porous and full of voids.