Since its inception in 2016, LEGO METAL (QINGDAO) LTD has been a beacon of innovation in landscape edging solutions. Elevate your outdoor ambiance with our prestigious Durable Garden Metal Edging for Elegant Landscape Design. This product effortlessly combines sophistication with unsurpassed reliability, ensuring your garden's elegant allure stands the test of time.
Product Description
Unveil the sophistication of our Corten Steel Garden Edging—a captivating choice to define and elevate your garden's allure. Ideal for containing garden beds, accentuating lawn borders, and enhancing pathways, this edging matures with age, offering a unique character that harmonizes with diverse garden styles, plant selections, and architectural aesthetics.
Corten steel stands as an extraordinary material for garden edging, distinguished by its aesthetic charm, strength, and practicality. Over approximately six months, it develops a protective water-tight patina that halts further rusting, enhancing its strength over time. This layer not only bolsters the steel but also prolongs its life, negating maintenance. Opt for our garden edging for a solution that is both dependable and aesthetically pleasing.
Installing this edging is a breeze. No need for specialized tools—simply use a block of wood and a hammer for an effortlessly straightforward installation.
When is steel edging better than aluminium edging?
Both steel and aluminum edging boast outstanding durability and weather resistance, with each offering unique benefits tailored to various landscaping requirements.
Steel's exceptional strength makes it the optimal choice for areas subject to heavy garden machinery or vehicular traffic. Its robustness is also ideal for supporting retaining structures in raised borders, offering unwavering reliability.
Steel edging provides unmatched versatility in color selections, available in untreated, galvanized, Corten weathering steel, or powder-coated finishes to match your preferred RAL color.
What's the difference between untreated steel and Corten steel?
Both untreated and Corten steel form a striking orange-brown patina over time. However, Corten steel's unique alloy composition accelerates this patina development, enhancing its visual allure.
The patina not only boosts aesthetic beauty but delivers practical benefits. Revered by architects and landscapers, Corten steel's swiftly forming patina blends naturally into organic and natural design themes, suiting both classic and modern environments.
How do I prevent Corten steel from staining surrounding stone or concrete?
Corten steel's weathering may discolor water runoff, possibly staining light or porous surfaces. Thankfully, there are strategies to mitigate this issue.
Pre-weathering steel before installation ensures most oxidation happens beforehand, minimizing contact with other materials. Speed up this process by applying specific chemicals to the steel's surface.
Introducing a gravel border between the steel and adjacent surfaces facilitates water drainage, preventing spread and reducing staining risk.
How much maintenance does steel edging need?
Steel, albeit more susceptible to corrosion than aluminum, demands minimal upkeep when crafted from superior-grade materials.
The natural oxidation layer on Corten steel typically offers ample protection under normal conditions, safeguarding the material beneath.
Powder-coated steel also features high corrosion resistance. To maximize longevity, ensure the powder coating remains intact during installation, providing extra defense 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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