Concrete curb can be done in several ways, some contractors build it by hand, while some contractors build it by using concrete curbing machine, it’s depending on the situation and requirement by client. It goes same to building concrete landscape edging, it can be done in several methods. Basically the procedure and method are almost the same with building concrete landscape curbing. In this tutorial will show you how to building concrete landscape edging by using concrete curbing machine which is Miller MC250 & MC350.

How To Build Concrete Landscape Edging By Using Miller MC250 & MC350

1) Mixing concrete by using concrete mixer or concrete batch. If by hand, wheelbarrow need to be used. Materials for concrete mixing such as cement, sand and water.

2) Once the concrete been mixed properly, put it in wheelbarrow. Move it to the place that the landscape curbing need to be done.

3) Start the concrete curbing machine (Miller MC250 & MC350).

4) Put in the ready mixed concrete into the concrete curbing machine.

5) A worker is pulling the concrete curbing machine, and the concrete landscape edging is built in shape. Another worker keep filling concrete into the concrete curbing machine.

6) Once the concrete landscape edging is done in shape, pull out the concrete curbing machine from the edging.

7) After that, a worker is smoothing the concrete landscape edging with a tool. Finishing the surface of concrete landscape edging and make it stable. Repeat this step for the whole concrete landscape edging.

8 ) Done!

Building concrete landscape edging by using concrete curbing machine is actually easy, it has lot of advantage such as time saving because these can be done in short period, minimum workers needed, low cost because of less time and worker, works done in clean and tidy condition, and etc. Most of the contractor like to use this method to build concrete landscape edging because it’s simple and low cost.

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Usually concrete curb is built by using hand or can be done by using precast concrete curb which is using hand as well, but there is another method to lay concrete curb which is using concrete agitator. The procedure is not as difficult as you think, it’s just a simple work to lay the concrete curb by using concrete agitator.

Contractor uses concrete agitator to mix the concrete which require larger mixture or large quantity of concrete, so contractor might need to mix the concrete by using agitator. Usually worker just has to throw all the concrete mixture material such as sand, water and cement into concrete agitator and the roll will be starting to swing and mix the concrete until it’s properly mixed.

How To Lay Concrete Curb With Concrete Agitator

1) Throw all the concrete mixture material such as cement, water and sand into concrete agitator, swing the roll until the concrete is properly mixed.

2) Concrete curbing machine has to be used, set the concrete curbing machine at the place where the contractor want to build the concrete curb.

3) Make sure the opening of concrete agitator is aiming to the concrete curbing machine so that the concrete can be dropped into the concrete curbing machine.

4) Everything set on place, concrete agitator opens its’ opening and the concrete is flow out into the concrete curbing machine, a worker is controlling the concrete curbing machine, another worker is pulling out the concrete from the opening of concrete agitator to make it flowing out faster into the concrete curbing machine.

5) The worker who controls the concrete curbing machine is pulling the concrete machine so that the concrete curb can be lay on shape. After that, the concrete curb is done in shape in short time.

The advantage of using concrete agitator to build concrete curb is the minimum usage of labour which can be saving the labour cost. Besides this, this method is easy and fast, it can saves up a lot of time and cut off the expenses. From the video clip, it only requires 3 workers to lay the concrete curb. Due to current economic downturn, contractor must plan and decides the cheapest and most economic way or method to construct their structures.

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Precast Concrete Drop Kerb is one type of concrete curb that used on the roadside. Other than constructed on the roadside, it’s used on the pedestrian crossing too. The precast concrete drop kerb is constructed as a slightly slanting slope. When walkway passengers are walking on the walkway, they cross the road and this precast concrete drop kerb makes them easy to cross the road.

How To Construct Precast Concrete Drop Kerb

That’s not difficult to construct these kerb, since the drop kerb is a precast product and it saves a lot of time instead of casting it on the site. Most of the contractors use precast product instead of casting it on the site, because it’s not only saving cost and also times.

1) Earthwork
You have to make sure that the condition of soil is strong enough to support the works on the ground. Otherwise, you can do a soil investigation to test the condition of soil. After that, fill about 200mm thick sub-base.

2) Concrete Base
After the earthwork is done, construct a concrete base to support the drop kerb. Mass concrete can be used to construct the concrete base since the load of the drop kerb is small. The concrete base is a cast-in-situ concrete. The insitu concrete surfaces below ground level shall be coated with road oil to avoid the water flow into the concrete.

3) Drop Kerb
Lay the drop kerb on the concrete base. The drop kerb base have to haunch with Bituminous Double Coat Paint before lay on the concrete base.

4) Pavement & Road Work
After the drop kerb is done, other works like pavement works and road works to be constructed. Pavement works consist of lower roadbase, upper roadbase and wearing course. While road works consist of 200 x 100 x 60mm grey paving blocks in Herringbone Pattern.

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When I was preparing a Bahrain Tender, I saw a lot of different type of concrete curb in the drawings. They had different shape in different situation, and the concrete curb had different name in different situation such as Standard Kerb (Pedestrian Crossing), Standard Upstand Kerb and Standard Kerb Laid Flat. It’s all precast product and it can be constructed in a short time and low cost. I will be explaining all of them in this article.

Type Of Standard Kerb

1) Standard Kerb (Pedestrian Crossing)
Pedestrian crossing kerb will be used when there is a drop occurred on the roadside for Pedestrian Crossing or we called it Zebra Crossing. The depth between the kerb and finished road level is about 25mm thick only, the kerb will be slowly slim down and end up the depth is same with the finished road level. The 250×125 half battered kerb will be used in this situation. It’s a type of dropped curb that used on the pedestrian crossing.

2) Standard Upstand Kerb
Standard Upstand Kerb is a normal type of concrete curb that used on roadside. When there is a Pedestrian Crossing, Standard Upstand Kerb will be joined with the Standard Kerb (Pedestrian Crossing) as what I mentioned above. 250 x 125 Half Battered Kerb will be used. The depth between concrete curb and finished road level is about 150mm thick.

3) Standard Kerb Laid Flat
Standard Kerb Laid Flat is a very wide but thin concrete curb. The depth between concrete curb and finished road level is about 25mm thick only. Same as Standard Kerb (Pedestrian Crossing) and Standard Upstand Kerb, 250 x 125 Half Battered Kerb is used too.

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There is many different types of concrete curbing machine in construction area. They have specific curbing machine for specific usage, normally it’s used for such as for garden, yard, roadside, side of bridge and etc. The function for the road curb and landscape curb will be slightly different, but the concrete curbing machine to be used might be almost similar.

Concrete curbing machine has many features, you have to find out what is their standard specifications and functions when you decide to buy a curbing machine. I’ve gone through to make another short list of concrete curbing machine, I hope it helps you.

List Of Concrete Curbing Machine

1) Curb Machine Kit With Forms

Features :
i) It’s used to construct concrete curb for landscaping, sidewalks, driveways and etc.

ii) The curbing machine come with three molds, which is flat mower style, curb style, and slant style.

iii) Able to run on 115V/60HZ.

2) MC 250 Landscape Curb Machine

Features :
i) Can be used in variety of location like golf courses, parking lots, recreation areas, water retention areas, garden borders and also miniature putting greens.

ii) Very fast in productivity, it can produces 12 feet of concrete curb in a minute.

iii) There is a large hopper with anti-bridging design improves the machine productivity.

iv) Easy to carry. The size for this curbing machine is small, the lifting bail makes it easy to lift the curbing machine too.

3) MC 350 Landscape Curb Machine

Features :
i) It’s similar with MC 250, but it’s designed to be used for decorative landscape curbing and smaller commercial curbing.

4) MC 550 Tack Down Curb Machine

Features :
i) It provides economical method of placing free standing, high-density extruded curb from either concrete or asphalt.

ii) The auger is changeable to provides largest range of curb sizes.

iii) This curbing machine is only for heavy duty. It can produces very smooth and stable concrete curb.

5) MC 1050 Slipform Curb & Gutter Machine

Features :
i) It can produces the concrete curb in fast speed which is 12feet per minute.

ii) It’s suitable to be used for commercial and residential curbing works which has limited duration to complete the curbing works.

iii) It’s easier to move and carry with tandem axle trailer.

6) Acu Edge

Features :
i) It’s a very high production curbing machine with its’ speed.

ii) It’s very stable and produces smooth and neat concrete curb.

More Concrete Curbing Machine : List Of Concrete Curbing Machine

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