Since 2016, LEGO METAL (QINGDAO) LTD has proudly led the charge in pioneering landscape edging solutions. Elevate your outdoor spaces with our premium Durable Garden Metal Edging designed for Sophisticated Landscape Design. Our product artfully combines elegance with unrivaled reliability, ensuring your garden's aesthetic allure is preserved for years to come.
Product Description
Immerse yourself in the refined beauty of our Corten Steel Garden Edging—a captivating solution to define and enhance your garden's allure. Ideal for containing garden beds, outlining lawns, and accentuating pathways, this edging transforms with time, adding distinct character that complements all garden designs, plantings, and architectural styles.
Corten steel stands as a distinguished choice for garden edging, celebrated for its aesthetic charm, strength, durability, and practicality. Within six months, it acquires a water-resistant patina that halts further rusting, becoming increasingly sturdy over time. This protective layer not only reinforces the steel but also prolongs its lifespan, requiring no upkeep. Opt for our garden edging for a dependable and exquisite solution.
Installing this edging is remarkably easy and straightforward. No special tools are needed—simply a block of wood and a hammer make it a breeze for anyone to set up.
When is steel edging preferable over aluminium edging?
Steel and aluminium edging both offer outstanding durability and weather resistance, each with distinct benefits tailored to various landscaping requirements.
Steel's formidable strength renders it the perfect choice for areas subject to heavy garden machinery or vehicles. Its robustness is ideal for retaining raised borders, providing unwavering support.
Steel edging provides unmatched flexibility in color choices, available in untreated, galvanized, Corten weathering steel, or powder-coated finishes in your desired RAL color.
How does untreated steel differ from Corten steel?
Both untreated and Corten steel develop an attractive orange-brown patina as time passes. However, alloys in Corten steel expedite this effect, enhancing its visual allure.
The patina not only enriches visual appeal but delivers practical advantages. Corten steel is preferred by architects and landscapers for its fast-developing patina that seamlessly integrates with organic and natural design concepts, suitable for both classic and modern settings.
How can I prevent Corten steel from staining surrounding stone or concrete?
Corten steel's weathering process may color water runoff, potentially staining lighter or porous surfaces. Thankfully, there are strategies to mitigate this risk.
Pre-weathering steel before installation reduces contact with other materials by ensuring most oxidation happens in advance. Speed up this process by applying specific chemicals to the steel's surface.
Creating a gravel buffer between the steel and adjacent surfaces allows water to drain away, averting dispersion and potential staining.
How much maintenance does steel edging require?
Steel, while more susceptible to corrosion than aluminium, demands minimal maintenance when crafted from high-quality materials.
The natural oxidation layer on Corten steel generally offers ample protection under normal conditions, safeguarding the material beneath.
Powder-coated steel also features superior corrosion resistance. To ensure longevity, avoid damaging the powder coating during installation, further protecting 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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