Cinder Block Construction

[Jonathan Orr]

Hey BP Community!

I wanted to reach out and see if anyone had feedback or experience with cinder block construction vs concrete tilt up?  Looking at the possibility of using cinder block for small flex/industrial developments but hard to find consistent information regarding pricing, time to complete or anything else I may need.  Just looking for some basic info.  If anyone has an opinion on it for construction and development would love your feedback.  Would be dong something like 13 ft ceilings and only about 45k sq ft in total.

Do you see a significant cost savings?  I realize it will depend on location but any experience from a developer or General Contractor would help.  Thanks.

[Sue Hough]

@Jonathan Orr I would always steer to tilt-up as long as you have the space to bring in heavy equipment to maneuver the panels.  Here are my main reasons; tilt up is significantly stronger than cinder block, far less labor intensive which equates to fewer errors, saves time because it requires less labor and is not subject to weather conditions, and there are many brick manufacturers which make an embedded brick system (natural thin brick) which adheres directly to the panels, thus an additional cost and time saver. Overall it is a cleaner product with fewer errors and saves tremendous time versus cinder block.

Good luck!