Since 2016, LEGO METAL (QINGDAO) LTD has been a trailblazer in delivering avant-garde landscape edging solutions. We warmly invite you to elevate your outdoor spaces with our prestigious Durable Garden Metal Edging, designed for the pinnacle of Elegant Landscape Design. Our product seamlessly combines sophisticated aesthetics with unbeatable dependability, ensuring your garden's visual allure remains ageless and captivating.
Product Description
Experience the sophisticated allure of our Corten Steel Garden Edging—a breathtakingly beautiful solution for defining and enhancing your garden's aesthetic appeal. Ideal for containing garden beds, bordering lawns, and framing pathways, this exceptional edging matures gracefully over time, developing a distinctive character that harmonizes with any garden style, plant variety, or architectural design.
Corten steel stands out as an extraordinary choice for garden edging, offering an exquisite blend of beauty, strength, and functionality. Over the course of six months, it naturally acquires a water-tight patina, halting further rusting and growing sturdier over time. This protective layer not only fortifies the steel, enhancing its longevity, but also eliminates the need for maintenance. Opt for our garden edging to enjoy a solution that is as stunning as it is steadfast.
Installing this garden edging is an effortless endeavor. With no need for specialized tools, a simple block of wood and a hammer are all that's required, making installation accessible to all.
When is steel edging superior to aluminium edging?
Both steel and aluminium edging are celebrated for their outstanding durability and weather resistance, each offering unique advantages to fulfill diverse landscaping requirements.
The unparalleled strength of steel makes it the prime selection for areas subjected to heavy garden machinery or vehicular traffic. Its robustness is ideal for creating sturdy retaining structures in raised borders, delivering dependable support where it's needed most.
Steel edging provides unmatched versatility in color choices, available in a variety of finishes including untreated, galvanized, Corten weathering steel, or powder-coated in your desired RAL color, allowing you to customize your landscape vision.
What distinguishes untreated steel from Corten steel?
Both untreated and Corten steel are renowned for developing a striking orange-brown patina over time. However, Corten steel alloys expedite this process, enhancing its visual appeal more swiftly.
The patina not only enhances aesthetic appeal but also delivers practical advantages. Corten steel is highly favored by architects and landscapers for its rapidly developing patina that integrates beautifully with organic and natural design elements, suitable for both traditional and modern environments.
How can I prevent Corten steel from staining nearby stone or concrete surfaces?
The weathering process of Corten steel can cause water runoff discoloration, potentially staining lighter or porous surfaces. However, several preventative measures can be employed to minimize this risk.
Pre-weathering steel before installation significantly reduces contact with other materials by ensuring that the majority of oxidation occurs in advance. This can be expedited by applying specific chemicals to the steel's surface.
Establishing a gravel border between the steel and adjacent surfaces allows water to drain effectively, preventing the spread of runoff and minimizing the risk of staining.
How much upkeep does steel edging require?
While steel is naturally more susceptible to corrosion than aluminium, it demands minimal maintenance when crafted from premium-grade materials.
The natural oxidation layer formed on Corten steel typically offers ample protection under standard conditions, ensuring the preservation of the underlying material.
Powder-coated steel is also highly resistant to corrosion. To maximize its lifespan, it’s important to avoid damaging the powder coating during installation, thus providing an additional layer of 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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