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How do I lift precast Concrete Caps & Steps?

Posted by World Block on Sep 24th 2025

How do I lift precast Concrete Caps & Steps?

How do I lift precast concrete Caps & Steps? Here is our recommended way of doing it: Drill a 13/16" diameter hole centered in the side of the form that the finished concrete cap or step will be …

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Where can I get Stamped Engineering Drawings?

Posted by World Block on Sep 24th 2025

Where can I get Stamped Engineering Drawings?

If you need to design a wall using our products, we have basic Engineering available for each of our block types under the ENGINEERING tab at www.worldblock.com If your project requires stamped Engine …

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Improved Quality with Laser Cutting

Posted by World Block on Sep 23rd 2025

Improved Quality with Laser Cutting

We are constantly striving to make our product better, in an effort to do this we added two 5'x10' laser cutting tables to our shop in 2025.  This has allowed us to do a couple of things: Produc …

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We are an Employee-Owned ESOP Company

Sep 23rd 2025

We are an Employee-Owned ESOP Company

In 2020 World Block became a 100% employee-owned ESOP Company.  What does that mean?  A trust owns World Block and each of our Employees has a share of that trust.  How has it affected …

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Proper Care of Formliners

Posted by World Block on Apr 25th 2025

Proper Care of Formliners

The Release Agent you use is the #1 determining factor in how long your formliners will last.  We recommend using CleanStrip J1A (formerly Unitex Q-2 VOC) by Dayton Superior / White Cap.  We …

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