Curbing & Edging in Lawrenceville, GA

Concrete edging is a continuous poured border, usually four to six inches wide and set deep enough to hold its line against mower wheels and root pressure. We form it in place, so it follows the curve of a bed instead of fighting it. Mix and finish matter here. Thin, under-consolidated edging cracks in short sections and lifts at the joints, which is what most failed borders look like a few seasons on.

We can match the finish to nearby flatwork, including a stamped concrete or broom texture that reads with an existing patio or concrete sidewalk.

Curb and gutter carries water, so it gets built heavier than a landscape border. We set the pan and face together in one pour, tie in rebar where a section meets a driveway apron or concrete sidewalk, and hold a consistent slope so nothing ponds against the back of the curb.

We walk the line you want curbed and look at what it borders: a lawn edge, a bed, a concrete driveway, a walkway. Grade matters most. Water has to keep moving, so we check where it drains now and where a raised edge would trap it. We probe for soft fill, buried irrigation lines and tree roots that will heave a curb later. Then we measure the run, including every radius.

You get the scope in writing: linear feet, profile height and width, mix, color and finish if you want one, and how we handle transitions where the curb meets existing driveways or steps. Anything we find in the ground that changes the work gets priced before we do it, not after. If a permit applies to your project, we tell you that up front and handle the paperwork.

Old curb, broken edging and root mass come out first, hauled off the same day when we can. We cut a trench wider than the finished curb so the forms have room, then compact the subgrade with a plate compactor. Soft spots get dug out and replaced with crushed stone. Skipping this is why curbs crack in a wave pattern about a year in, no matter how good the mix was.

Flexible forms take the curves; straight runs get staked lumber, string-lined and checked for grade before any concrete arrives. Continuous curb carries rebar through its length, sized to the profile. Where the curb ties into slabs or sidewalks, we dowel it or leave an isolation joint so the two move independently. We place the mix stiff, consolidate it and pull the profile in one pass.

Finish depends on what you picked: a broom texture, a smooth trowel, stamped or colored to match nearby concrete installation. We tool control joints at regular intervals so shrinkage cracks land where we put them. Curing gets a sealer or wet cover, and we ask you to keep vehicles off for several days. Then we walk it with you, backfill the edges and clean up sidewalks and driveways.