I'm planning to lay some light traffic garden paths. Firstly, if I use tanalised gravel board as an edging, how tight a bend can I achieve if I groove (kerf?) the back? I'm hoping to achieve a one metre radius.
Secondly, I've seen iron or steel bar used for path edging at places such as Kew Gardens. It looks long-lasting and low maintenance. What size and spec would be best and, as above, how tight a bend would I be able to make onsite?
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Path edging queries. - Materials and minimum radius
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Sometimes I wish you could buy "bendable" concrete backedgers!
I used to faff about cutting back edgings into half or thirds to do tight radius work....and have them wobble about - but now I lay the whole edger in approximately, cut it as required from the top down about halfway, snick it with a lump hammer and nuzzle them into place, works a treat.
I used to faff about cutting back edgings into half or thirds to do tight radius work....and have them wobble about - but now I lay the whole edger in approximately, cut it as required from the top down about halfway, snick it with a lump hammer and nuzzle them into place, works a treat.
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