diff --git a/src/Algebra.jl b/src/Algebra.jl
index e8fedd0..d13406b 100644
--- a/src/Algebra.jl
+++ b/src/Algebra.jl
@@ -9,6 +9,35 @@ function Algebra.allocate_vector(::Type{<:BlockPVector{V}},ids::BlockPRange) whe
   BlockPVector{V}(undef,ids)
 end
 
+# Row/Col vector allocations for serial
+function allocate_row_vector(A::AbstractMatrix{T}) where T
+  return zeros(T,size(A,1))
+end
+
+function allocate_col_vector(A::AbstractMatrix{T}) where T
+  return zeros(T,size(A,2))
+end
+
+# Row/Col vector allocations for parallel
+function allocate_row_vector(A::PSparseMatrix)
+  T = eltype(A)
+  return pfill(zero(T),partition(axes(A,1)))
+end
+
+function allocate_col_vector(A::PSparseMatrix)
+  T = eltype(A)
+  return pfill(zero(T),partition(axes(A,2)))
+end
+
+# Row/Col vector allocations for blocks
+function allocate_row_vector(A::AbstractBlockMatrix)
+  return mortar(map(Aii->allocate_row_vector(Aii),blocks(A)[:,1]))
+end
+
+function allocate_col_vector(A::AbstractBlockMatrix)
+  return mortar(map(Aii->allocate_col_vector(Aii),blocks(A)[1,:]))
+end
+
 # This might go to Gridap in the future. We keep it here for the moment.
 function change_axes(a::Algebra.ArrayCounter,axes)
   @notimplemented
diff --git a/src/GridapDistributed.jl b/src/GridapDistributed.jl
index 9e985bc..bcacf35 100644
--- a/src/GridapDistributed.jl
+++ b/src/GridapDistributed.jl
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export get_face_gids
 export local_views, get_parts
 export with_ghost, no_ghost
 
+export allocate_col_vector, allocate_row_vector
+
 include("BlockPartitionedArrays.jl")
 
 include("Algebra.jl")