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.
Concrete landscape curb is another type of concrete curb, the function of the concrete landscape curb is slightly different with normal concrete curb. Normal concrete curb that I showed in previous article is mostly used as drainage system to avoid flood along the roadside, while concrete landscape curb is used to make our house look nicer and comfortable. There is several types of concrete landscape curb, they are normal concrete landscape curb, colored curb, stamped curb and lighted curb.
Normally we install the concrete landscape curb in our house’s yard or garden, it makes our yard look unique and nicer. Concrete landscape curb can be known as decorative concrete curb too, since the purpose is to make our yard or garden look unique, of course it must be decorative one. It creates an edging surrounding your plant or tree, it’s to make your garden looks clean and neat.
Between, we need a concrete curb machine to lay these concrete landscape curb in the garden, it don’t requires specialist concrete curb machine while a normal concrete curb machine will do.
Shape For Concrete Landscape Curb
Types Of Concrete Landscape Curb
1) Concrete Landscape Curb
Concrete landscape curb is the most simplest and neatest curb that is used for your garden, it improves the appearance for your garden. You can design the shape of the concrete landscape curb following your need, it can be round, curve, square and etc. It’s all depends on how you want your garden to be look like.
2) Colored Concrete Curb
It’s almost the same as normal concrete landscape curb, the only different thing is the color. Adding some colors on the concrete landscape curb make it look unique and creative, you can show your creativity though you can mix the color yourself.
3) Stamped Concrete Curb
Stamped concrete curb look nicer than the normal concrete curb and colored curb, the curb looks like constructed by bricks. Other than this, you can do mixture on the color as well, it makes your yard looks unique and bring your garden to the next level.
4) Lighted Concrete Curb
Lighted concrete curb performs the best to make your garden outstanding from your neighbors. It installs a continuous rope lighting system on the surface of the concrete curb, uses a rope lighting system that has low voltage and uses little electricity. It won’t cost you tonnes of money, at the same times it makes your garden looks great and unique!
