Since 2016, LEGO METAL (QINGDAO) LTD has proudly stood at the forefront of providing cutting-edge landscape edging solutions. We cordially invite you to elevate your outdoor spaces with our exquisite Durable Garden Metal Edging, crafted for Elegant Landscape Design. Our product artfully combines sophistication with unparalleled durability, ensuring that your garden's aesthetic charm remains perpetually timeless.
Product Description
Embark on a journey of elegance with our Corten Steel Garden Edging—a breathtaking solution crafted to both delineate and enhance the beauty of your garden. Ideal for containing garden beds, defining lush lawns, and framing picturesque pathways, this edging matures gracefully with age, infusing your landscape with a distinctive character that harmoniously complements all garden styles, plantings, and architectural designs.
Corten steel emerges as a truly remarkable choice for garden edging. Its aesthetic allure is matched only by its extraordinary strength, durability, and practicality. Over a span of six months, it develops a water-tight patina that effectively halts further rusting, growing more robust with time. This protective layer not only fortifies the steel but remarkably extends its lifespan, requiring no maintenance. Opt for our garden edging—a solution radiating beauty and reliability.
Installing this edging is an exercise in simplicity and ease. No special tools are required—just a block of wood and a hammer suffice, making it accessible and straightforward for anyone to achieve a professional finish.
When is steel edging the superior choice over aluminum edging?
Both steel and aluminum edging deliver exceptional durability and resistance to the elements, each offering unique advantages tailored to diverse landscaping requirements.
Steel's unparalleled strength makes it the perfect choice for areas subjected to heavy garden machinery or vehicular traffic. Its robustness is also ideal for retaining structures in raised borders, offering steadfast support and reliability.
Steel edging boasts an extraordinary 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 evolve to display an attractive orange-brown patina over time. However, Corten steel alloys accelerate this transformation, enriching its visual appeal.
The patina not only enhances visual allure but also provides practical benefits. Corten steel is highly favored by architects and landscapers for its rapidly developing patina that seamlessly integrates with organic and natural design concepts, making it an ideal fit for both traditional and contemporary settings.
How can I prevent staining of surrounding stone or concrete by Corten steel?
Corten steel's natural weathering process can cause discoloration of water runoff, potentially staining light or porous surfaces. Fortunately, there are effective strategies to mitigate this risk.
Pre-weathering steel prior to installation minimizes interaction with other materials by ensuring most oxidation transpires in advance. This process can be expedited by applying specific chemical treatments to the steel's surface.
Creating a gravel border between the steel and adjacent surfaces facilitates proper water drainage, thereby preventing spread and potential staining issues.
How much maintenance is required for steel edging?
Steel, while more susceptible to corrosion than aluminum, demands minimal upkeep when crafted from high-grade materials.
The natural oxidation layer on Corten steel typically provides ample protection under standard conditions, preserving the core material effectively.
Powder-coated steel offers high resistance to corrosion. To ensure its enduring longevity, take care not to damage the powder coating during installation, further safeguarding against potential 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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