Concrete Landscape Edging

The concrete landscape edging installation process is a very simple one with our curb machine systems from Lil' Bubba!

First, the area where the concrete landscape edging will be installed has to be prepared. Ground preparation is very important in achieving a professional looking stamped curb from your edging machine. A trench, one inch deep and nine inches wide, around the landscape edging beds is all that is necessary to accommodate the concrete curb machine. Ground preparation can be completed using shovels, a sod cutter or trencher.

Second, 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. The mix must be very dry. Color additives can be added to the curb mixture to customize the beauty of it to match the customer's home.

After the mixture is ready, the concrete mix is shoveled into the Lil' Bubba® concrete landscape edging / curb machine and extruded into a professional continuous landscape border.

When the concrete landscape edging is extruded from the Lil' Bubba® 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.

Since there is no form work, no landscape damage and no elaborate set-up, clean-up is minimal.

Ensure that you arrive to install the concrete landscape edging at the agreed time. Do not leave any rubbish and clean up the jobsite completely before leaving.

After Installation, we recommend a follow up call four weeks after the curb has been installed. This will give you an opportunity to offer to seal the landscape curbing on a yearly basis to protect and enhance the decorative concrete curbing.

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Concrete Mix Rate Color Chart and Calculator:
Integral colors are in powder form and are used to change the color of the concrete mix; creating concrete landscape edging that is colored all the way through. This page will help you calculate how much color you will need to complete your decorative concrete curbing installation with one of our curb edging machine systems. Select the desired color below to begin the calculation.