Cement Landscape Curbing

Cement Landscape Curbing

Everyone wants to have a yard that contains something unique, something that your neighbors don't have. No one wants to have that "cookie-cutter" yard that looks just like the one next door. The problem is, when you go to the home improvement store to buy the resources for your landscape project, you are faced with the same alternatives that your neighbors were faced with when they bought the stuff for their landscape projects. It's no wonder that everyone's yard looks the same!

However, when you go shopping for those items that you need to make this landscaping project happen, remember that with a little extra work, you can make several things yourself that will make your yard distinctive. Items such as curbing, pavers, plinth blocks (decorative bases for posts), window sills and surrounds are just a sampling of precast concrete items that the average homeowner can make using the average set of homeowner tools and readily-available materials. The result will yield two benefits. The first will be having a hardscape consisting of unique materials, customs colors and a one-of-a-kind look that your neighbor can't duplicate. The second benefit will be the satisfaction of saying that you make these unique pieces yourself.

Once you have decided what your precast needs are, the next step is to determine which shape of precast pieces (straight pieces, curves, etc) and how many of each you will need to have to complete your project.

At this point it is time to build the boxes which will mold the concrete. These boxes are best constructed of ¾ inch melamine plywood because the melamine surface is smooth enough that minimal mold release is needed to prevent the concrete from sticking to the box. For most precast pieces, a length of three feet is the optimal compromise where the piece is light enough to remain workable and long enough to maintain esthetically pleasing.

Now that you have refined your needs, its time to start making precast pieces. Precast concrete consists of Portland cement, plaster sand, (sand that has no pebbles) water and color of some sort. There are a number of formulas and procedures for making precast concrete items that would take too long for me to address in this article, so I will continue with an article titled " Precast Concrete-Making Procedures."

David Jennings owns Specialty Stone, a California company that produces precast concrete for residential and commercial needs. His website is http://www.specialtystoneofca.com

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