Reddit<\/a> is also a good place to look, especially if you don\u2019t live in the aforementioned cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nType \u201cfree cinder blocks<\/em>\u201d into the \u201cSearch Reddit\u201d box to find individuals or companies local to your area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>7. Local Contractors<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMany local contractors possess excess building materials, like cinder blocks, tiles, and scraps from construction and\/or renovation projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go ahead and reach out to any contractors you know off the top of your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You could also enter \u201ccontractors [city, state]\u201d into your favorite browser or search engine and ask if they want to donate any cinder blocks to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>8. Construction Waste Sites<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA construction waste site is likely to contain a smorgasbord of cinder blocks, especially if workers just completed demolition work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe you know of a local construction site owner eager for someone to take some off their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Offering to take the cinder blocks yourself benefits both of you because you get materials for your personal project, and they can free up space on their property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>9. Yard Sales \/ Moving Sales<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nI know it sounds weird, but trust me\u2014people sometimes use cinder blocks to prop up the stuff they are selling. And when the sale is over, they don\u2019t want to deal with them, so they\u2019ll happily give cinder blocks away. All you have to do is ask!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Block Out the Cost!<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWith one or more cinder blocks, you can prop up something in your yard, build a shelf, or create anything else you have in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out a few of these places offline or online to find free cinder blocks today!<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you need free cinder blocks, I\u2019ve got a list of places that offer them at no cost. Perhaps you want to use them for building:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-save-money","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1732"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1748,"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions\/1748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moneymellow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}