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cement block basement walls

14 years ago

My house is 1880 build. The basement is nice! Cement block, cement floor, drains. I can't imagine this is original to the house. Anyone want to make a guess as to when it might have been done? I can take pictures if need be.

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columbusguy1
14 years ago
My 1908 foursquare has block basement walls and a concrete floor...I presume they were made on-site with a machine, as I don't think mass-production of block was around then as it is now.

The link is for a block-making machine with accessories...the design of my blocks are on Page 9, Design #6.

Here is a link that might be useful: Concrete Block Machines
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Original Author
14 years ago
I don't know if I did this right or not. Photobucket is very confusing.

Thanks, columbusguy1, these might be the very first blocks shown. I've lived in a "newer" house than this one and that basement wasn't this nice. That was one cool book!

Here is a link that might be useful: cement block
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cearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
14 years ago
Thank you for that link columbusguy1!!
My grandfather built a barber shop with "hand made concrete blocks" according to family lore, and now I know how he did it!

{{!gwi}}

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