Bin blocks, delivered
The 6 x 2 x 2 interlocking concrete block, sold as a bin block because that is what most yards buy it for. 3,600 lb each, 13 to a flatbed, from $120 with freight quoted to your ZIP.
What it is
A bin block is the standard large concrete block with a cast lug on top and a matching recess on the bottom. Set one on another and the lug drops into the recess, which is what keeps a bin wall straight when a loader bucket catches it.
The name comes from the job. Aggregate yards, landscape supply, salt and sand storage, compost: every one of them needs bays that a loader can work against, and a bin block wall is the cheapest wall that survives being hit daily by a machine.
It is the same object sold elsewhere as a mafia block, an ecology block or a lego block. If a supplier quotes you one of those names, check the dimensions and the weight, not the label.
What it is used for
- Bin and bunker walls
- Ballast
- Perimeter runs
- Retaining and landscape walls
- Blocking off ground
From $120 per block, freight quoted separately to your ZIP
Full block specification
- Nominal size
- 6'-0" x 2'-0" x 2'-0"
- Weight
- 3,600 lb
- Per flatbed
- 13
- Load weight
- 46,800 lb
- Lifting
- Cast-in loop or rebar channel, by runto confirm
- Finish
- As-cast, formed faces
Sizing a bin wall
Bays are usually built two or three courses high with one wall shared between neighbouring bays, which is what makes the block count lower than people expect.
| Bay | Wall height | Blocks per bay, three walls | Weight | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 ft wide, 24 ft deep | 2 courses, 4 ft | 20 | 72,000 lb | 2 |
| 12 ft wide, 24 ft deep | 3 courses, 6 ft | 30 | 108,000 lb | 3 |
| 18 ft wide, 30 ft deep | 3 courses, 6 ft | 39 | 140,400 lb | 3 |
Counts are the arithmetic of 6 ft blocks on three walls, rounded up, with shared walls counted once. They are a starting point for a quote, not an engineered design. Anything holding material above four feet, or anything near a property line, wants an engineer's eyes before it is built.
Getting it to your site
Everything ships on a flatbed, the lower 48 states wide. Freight is quoted to your ZIP because distance, truck count and access are what actually drive it.
You unload with a forklift or telehandler rated for the weight, or you add placement to the quote and we bring the machine. The driver does not unload.
Full block questions
- How fast do I get a real number?
- Within the hour during desk hours for a standard order to a ZIP we deliver to. Custom sizes, rentals and purchase orders take a business day because a person prices them by hand.
- Is there a minimum order?
- No. One block is a real order. Freight is the dominant cost, so a full truck is always the better value per unit, and the quote shows you both.
- What does a block cost?
- Blocks start at $120 each. Freight is quoted separately to your ZIP because distance, truck count and site access drive it, and any supplier who quotes freight without your address is guessing.
- How many blocks fit on a truck?
- 13 full blocks, or 26 half blocks, which is about 46,800 lb on a 48 ft to 53 ft flatbed. Mixed loads are packed by weight, not by count.
- Bin block, mafia block, ecology block: what is the difference?
- Nothing. They are the same 6 x 2 x 2 interlocking concrete block under different regional names. Use the name your supplier uses and check the dimensions, not the label.
Tell us the job. We send a number.
Product, count, delivery ZIP and the date you need it. The desk prices it and emails an itemized quote, freight included, within the hour during desk hours.