There are several concrete curb equipment need to be used to build the concrete curbing, such as trowel, undercarriages, plungers, slurry tray, molds and etc. Besides these, there are several type of molds in the market too, such as concrete molds, steel molds, fiberglass molds, plastic molds, rubber mold, silicone molds and etc. While steel mold is usually been used to build concrete curb. Molds are used to support the wide array of curb styles, it can be installed and used easily.

List Of Concrete Curb Equipment – Molds

Here is a list of concrete curb equipment for molds.

1) 5×3 Small Decorative Mold

2) 6×4 Decorative Mold

3) 6×4 Angle Mold

4) 6×4 Round Cap Mold

5) 6×4 Round Cap Lock Mold

6) 6×6 Super Angle Mold

7) 6×6 Super Deco Mold

These are the steel molds that commonly used by the concrete curbing contractor to build concrete curb or concrete landscape edging, it’s easy to be used and short working period needed. The steel mold is not too expensive while contractor can use it for several times until it spoils.

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Concrete edging machine is used to build the concrete edging or concrete landscape edging. Concrete edging machine is widely used by concrete contractor to build the concrete edging. There are variety types of concrete edging machine in the market, all of them have various usage and price as well. Some of the concrete edging machine has multi-purpose, it could be used for building concrete edging or landscaping edging.

List Of Concrete Edging Machine

1) PRSting

Features :
i) The curb machine can do compaction nicely with its double drive compactor.

ii) The mold for concrete curb is changeable.

2) RE500

Features :
i) It comes with a single drive compactor that it allows you to do a compaction on the concrete curb and make it look nice and strong.

ii) The mold for concrete curb is changeable.

3) Creative Curb Machine

Features :
i) It’s very light and easy to carry to everywhere.

ii) The machines can either use gas or electric power.

iii) The machines has a orbital pattern and able to cut down concrete waste at the side of the concrete curb, it saves times and works.

4) Edgemaster Series 800 Concrete Curbing Machine

Features :
i) This concrete edging machine able to build up to 300ft concrete edging in a hour.

ii) It’s light and can be operated by one person.

iii) It has gas-powered or electric models.

5) Lil Bubba EP Curbing Machine

Features :
i) This concrete edging machine can be building up to 4.8 metres concrete edging per minute.

ii) It has a 3.8 liters fuel tank, so it can building concrete edging for longer period without filling fuel too frequent.

6) TYGAR ’s Bengal TG1000 Curb Machine

Features :
i) This concrete edging machine able to produce up to 16ft of concrete edging per minute.

ii) It has over 30 different stamp patterns to match brick, slate, stone, and other designs.

7) Borderline Edging Machine

Features :
i) Mould is changeable where you can change to 3 designs of concrete edging.

ii) Easy to operation and environmental friendly.

Sources : Edgemaster | Taylormadeedging | Tygarmfg | Borderline

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Curb and gutter form is common concrete curb which is constructed in combination of concrete curb and a concrete gutter, the function of curb and gutter forms is the same as common concrete curb, to direct the water to the nearest drainage system. There are 2 types of curb and gutter forms which is Straight Curb & Gutter and Radius Curb & Gutter, obviously from the names for both curb and gutter form and we could know they have different shape and components to be used. Usually curb and gutter forms are used to form a concrete curbing as traffic barriers on the sides of streets, parking lots, driveways, and roads to direct the rainwater to the nearest drainage system.

This type of concrete curb doesn’t require concrete curbing machine to construct, this type of concrete curb might need to be constructed by hand. Several concrete curb workers might need to be hired and concrete mixer need to be used too. The materials that will be used to construct the curb and gutter forms are concrete, expansion joint filler, curing compound and steel reinforcement bar. The concrete curb and gutter forms will be measured in meter according to Standard of Method of Measurement.

Components of Curb Gutter Forms

The components that used to construct the curb and gutter forms system are slightly different between both types of curb and gutter forms system. The components that will be used for Straight Curb and Gutter setup are front form, nail stake, curb face form, division plate, back form and top spreader. While the components that will be used for Radius Curb and Gutter setup are radius back form, curbface form, full division plate, radius front form, skeleton division plates and form pins.

Types of Curbs for Straight Curb and Gutter Forms

There are 5 basic types of curbs that are used to construct straight curb and gutter forms, types of concrete curb to be used is depending on the situation and location of the curbs to be built.

1) Vertical face – A setup with the front and the back must be in 90 degree angle.

2) Battered face – A curbface with the front and the back must be in somewhere around 90 degree angle.

3) Bottom radius – A battered curbface with a single radius formed into the bottom of the curb.

4) Top and bottom radius – A battered curbface with a radius formed into the top and bottom of the curb.

5) Drive over – A curbface with a slow, gradual batter allowing traffic to pass over.

Source : DeeConcrete

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