STEP 1 Start by simply laying out the cinder blocks for the first course of your wall. The goal here is simple: You’re ...

Cinder blocks don't have as much structural strength as concrete, and some building codes prohibit them for structural use.

Neighbors in a Sylmar neighborhood were shaken by a large "boom" sound Monday night as the driver of a stolen car slammed into a home's cinder block wall following a brief police pursuit.