The
area where the concrete landscape edging will be installed has to
be prepared. Ground preparation is very important in achieving
a professional looking curb. We use a marker paint to mark the sod
that needs to be removed.
A
trench, 1 inch deep and 10 inches wide, around the landscape edging
beds is all that is necessary to accommodate the concrete curb
machine. Ground preparation is usually completed using shovels, a
sod cutter or trencher.
Concrete
is prepared in a mortar mixer with sand, cement, fiber and water as
the basic ingredients. The consistency of the mixture is very
important. Color additives can be added to the curb mixture to
customize the beauty of it to match your home.
After
the mixture is ready, the concrete mix is shoveled into our curb
machine and extruded into a professional continuous landscape
border.
When
the concrete landscape edging is extruded from the curb machine,
the surface of the landscape edging will have some imperfections.
Using a specially formed hand trowel, the concrete curbing is
quickly smoothed into a decorative concrete curbing
masterpiece.
After
the decorative
concrete
curbing is laid down and smoothed it can be stamped to create
patterns using various stamping tools. There are many coloring and
stamping techniques that can be done at this time.
Control
joints are then added to help prevent cracks every three to four
feet while the surface is still wet. These control joints can be
hidden in the stamped curb pattern or tooled for a finished
landscape edging look.
A
clear sealer is applied to colored curbing to protect it from the
sun and to preserve the color.