Concrete barrier blocks for sale near me
They have 2x2x4 for sale at $25 a piece on craigslist. We started using them about 1995 for conservation structure, far cheaper than many alternatives when liners were required. poly for liquid containment to just stacked for solid manure storage. I used them to build various structures either lined with 60 mil. Virtually all of ours have a 3 inch key on the top and 1 end while the bottom and the other end has a matching female keyway. Last price I had and that was 4 plus years ago was $65 per block set in place with a septic tank truck.Įdit: We also call them Mafia blocks, as long as the honeycomb is not too serious, it doesn't affect the performance of the block because they are just weight. These wall systems were used for liquid fertilizer secondary containment systems. The stone was beat into place with a plate compactor. We specified 3/4 down crushed limestone, locally called stone crete. deep gravel foundation with filter fabric between the stone and the soil. We played around with adding a second, shorter row against the outside to increase the resistance to sliding, earth back fill will do the same but would need to be further up the wall to obtain the same amount of force.Īs for a base, we built many on a 4 ft. I have seen them stacked higher and they have stoodup for a long time, but at that point you may be playing a version of Russian roulette. Since silage is generally calculated at 40 pounds per cubic foot, it should be able to go at least 4 blocks safely. in round numbers ) but we proved that the blocks resisted sliding when loaded to 4 ft.
We used the hydrostatic load of liquid fertilizer (80 pounds per cubic ft. I don't have the calculations here at the Intergalactic Headquarters Of Walls Farms, I had run them and were okayed by my supervising engineer. Local tire chipping plant has them I think more than 4 high but not real sure.
BTW we call them Mafia blocks but all the ready mix plants give you a funny look when you call them that, what nicknames do yours have? You must get better quality blocks than we do, four high and they are tippy, but they look like crap made from crap concrete. Have seen several around used for silage that are stack 5 - 6 high. They are pushing against them with big end loaders been there for several years and have not moved yet. The concrete plant that makes them have them stack 7 high using them as retaining walls for there rock and sand. Been buying them here in MI for $45-$50 each delivered. We go 3 high and don't have any issues, I think you would be ok with 4 as long as you have a good footing under them. And where is the cheapest place to get them? How high can you stack them big concrete blocks? Can you go 4 high and still not have trouble with them falling over? Been using corn stalk bales 2 high and they don't last very long with wet cake against them. Posted 19:25 (#4789075) Subject: big concrete blocks ( logon | register )īig concrete blocks Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1