Poured and block foundations both sit on concrete footings, or poured pads that serve as a base for the walls. Footings are constructed in trenches dug beneath the level of the basement floor.

North Penn High School senior Christian Snell is, for the second time, transforming F-Pod hallway’s plain cinder block walls ...

They note the simplest way to start rebuilding smarter is with defensible concrete block walls. "Concrete block fences act as fire-resistant barriers — shielding homes from wind-driven embers ...

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