cobble edgings
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michelle anderson
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Do you really mean "cobbles" or do you actually mean "setts"?
The principles are more or less the same as those shown for constructing any other concrete-bedded edging, although it takes a little longer because of the variable sizes of the cobbles (or is it setts?)
Have a read of the Laying Edgings page.
The principles are more or less the same as those shown for constructing any other concrete-bedded edging, although it takes a little longer because of the variable sizes of the cobbles (or is it setts?)
Have a read of the Laying Edgings page.
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michelle anderson
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The size of yer cobbles makes a big difference, of course, but, the best way ids to put down a concrete bed, as you would for any other concrete-bedded edging, and then top it off with 25-50mm of a decent Class II mortar, with added colour, if that's what you like. Press the cobbles into the mortar and smooth it off around the cobbles so that they are held firmly in place.
It takes a bit of practice to get the cobbles to sit evenly on the mortar bed, so that they are all at the same level and not all higgledy-piggledy, and you need to select the cobbles carefully to get a reasonably sweet line, so try not to put out too much bedding and mortar in advance of yourself until you feel more confident.
Try to make sure the cobbles are the most prominent feature of the edging, and not the mortar. Keep joints as tioght as possible, and in-fill any smaller gaps with small cobbles or pebbles rather than dollops of mortar. Every metre or so, stand back and assess your work for level and alignment before moving on to the next metre. If you get any mortar on the surface of the cobbles, wipe it off asap with a damp sponge, which is also a handy tool for smooting off the mortar surround.
What's going either side of the cobbles?
It takes a bit of practice to get the cobbles to sit evenly on the mortar bed, so that they are all at the same level and not all higgledy-piggledy, and you need to select the cobbles carefully to get a reasonably sweet line, so try not to put out too much bedding and mortar in advance of yourself until you feel more confident.
Try to make sure the cobbles are the most prominent feature of the edging, and not the mortar. Keep joints as tioght as possible, and in-fill any smaller gaps with small cobbles or pebbles rather than dollops of mortar. Every metre or so, stand back and assess your work for level and alignment before moving on to the next metre. If you get any mortar on the surface of the cobbles, wipe it off asap with a damp sponge, which is also a handy tool for smooting off the mortar surround.
What's going either side of the cobbles?
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michelle anderson
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Enquiring as to the size of a gentleman's spuds is awfully forward of you, Michelle! I hardly know you! ;)
Although I've no problem with the construction, how will you get on when it comes to mowing the lawn? You'll not be able to get a mower near the cobble edge, so you'll have to use a strimmer or similar. Sounds like a lot of work.
Although I've no problem with the construction, how will you get on when it comes to mowing the lawn? You'll not be able to get a mower near the cobble edge, so you'll have to use a strimmer or similar. Sounds like a lot of work.
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michelle anderson
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Worrabout using a relatively flat strip of summat on the lawn side, to act as a mowing strip? You could use, for instance, a single course of granite setts, approx 125mm wide, or a 150mm wide strip of flagstone paving. This would allow you to run the mower right over the 'mowing strip' on the lawn side but keep the Spud-U-Like edging on the flower bed side.
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michelle anderson
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