Since 2016, LEGO METAL (QINGDAO) LTD has proudly led the way in pioneering landscape edging solutions. We invite you to transform your outdoor spaces with our premium Durable Garden Metal Edging, a perfect blend of elegance and reliability for an everlasting landscape design. Our product promises to merge sophistication with unparalleled durability, ensuring the timeless beauty of your garden is preserved.
Product Description
Discover the exquisite charm of our Corten Steel Garden Edging—a breathtaking solution to define and enhance your garden's allure. Ideal for containing garden beds, bordering lawns, and outlining pathways, this edging matures gracefully, offering distinctive character that complements every garden style, planting scheme, and architectural design.
Corten steel is an extraordinary choice for garden edging. Its visual appeal is complemented by exceptional strength, durability, and practicality. Over six months, it forms a water-tight patina that halts further rusting, increasing its resilience over time. This protective layer not only strengthens the steel but extends its lifespan, requiring no upkeep. Opt for our garden edging for a solution that is as reliable as it is beautiful.
The installation of this edging is both easy and straightforward. No special tools are required—simply a block of wood and a hammer make it accessible for anyone to install effortlessly.
When is steel edging a superior choice compared to aluminium edging?
Steel and aluminium edging both provide outstanding durability and weather resistance, each offering unique benefits tailored to different landscaping preferences.
Steel's exceptional strength makes it the preferred choice for areas exposed to heavy garden machinery or vehicles. Its sturdiness also makes it ideal for retaining structures in raised borders, offering dependable support.
Steel edging provides unparalleled versatility in color options, available in untreated, galvanized, Corten weathering steel, or powder-coated finishes in your chosen RAL color.
What distinguishes untreated steel from Corten steel?
Both untreated and Corten steel develop an attractive orange-brown patina over time. However, Corten steel alloys expedite this transformation, enhancing its visual appeal.
The patina not only heightens visual appeal but offers practical benefits. Corten steel is highly valued by architects and landscapers for its swift-developing patina that integrates seamlessly with organic and natural design concepts, suitable for both traditional and modern environments.
How can I prevent Corten steel from staining surrounding stone or concrete?
Corten steel's weathering process can lead to discoloration of water runoff, potentially staining light or porous surfaces. Fortunately, there are strategies to mitigate this risk.
Pre-weathering the steel prior to installation minimizes contact with other materials by ensuring most oxidation occurs in advance. Accelerate this process by applying specific chemicals to the steel's surface.
Establishing a gravel border between the steel and nearby surfaces enables water to drain away, preventing diffusion and potential staining.
How much maintenance does steel edging require?
While more susceptible to corrosion than aluminium, steel requires minimal maintenance when crafted from high-grade materials.
The natural oxidation layer on Corten steel generally provides ample protection under normal conditions, safeguarding the underlying material.
Powder-coated steel also offers excellent corrosion resistance. To ensure longevity, it's important to avoid damaging the powder coating during installation, providing further protection against corrosion.
FAQ
Why is edging needed for hard and soft landscaping?
Most hard landscaping surfaces that are walked or driven on need some form of edging. This serves various functions, from the practical to the aesthetic:
- To protect against edge damage
- To provide a level guide for screeding resin-bound and wet-pour surfaces
- To prevent sideways movement of paving laid on tamped sand
- To create a step up or down between surfaces of a different height
- To contain loose aggregates such as gravel and chippings from spreading into surrounding areas
- To create a clear demarcation between contrasting types or colours of hard landscaping.
What is the best edging material for paving?
Most paving is laid on tamped sand, sometimes with 'dot and dab' concrete to hold it more firmly in place. Without a stable edge, the pavers will eventually become dislodged due to foot or vehicle traffic and ground movement. This will lead to other problems:
- Gaps opening between the pavers will encourage weeds, grass and moss to grow.
- As the pavers loosen the surface will become unstable and create trip hazards
- If the paved area is adjacent to soft landscaping (lawns or planted beds) the edge will start to break away
Pin kerbing or pavers, set on a solid concrete base and haunched, will create a solid edge that can either blend with or complement the rest of the paving.
However, this method may require several site visits to lay the foundation, then lay and haunch the edging, and time between for the base and haunching to cure before the paving can be laid.
If aluminium or steel edging is used, the paving can be laid as soon as the edging is installed. Both products feature a narrow profile that makes them inconspicuous against paving and soft landscaping, and neither has the problem of grass die-back caused by concrete.
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