"Kwik Kerb" garden edging...

Hi all...

I'm gunna remodel my front yard (with a fair bit of help from my
nursery owning friends!).. at the moment the garden edging is done with
red-gum sleepers (yuk!). We plan to spread out a bit, so we need approx
25-28 metres of edging done.

I'm looking for a new edging between lawn and garden. Kwik kerb
looks the goods, but seems expensive @ between $20 and $40 per metre.
($20 I'd be happy with, but for $20, I guess you get plain concrete
mower strip, and I'd like something with a 'little' more style

Anyone in Melbourne had it done? By whom? How much per metre?

(i'm thinking of doing it myself, but I'm not a concreter...!)

Regards

Lindsay


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Lindsay wrote:
|| Hi all...
||
|| I'm gunna remodel my front yard (with a fair bit of help from my
|| nursery owning friends!).. at the moment the garden edging is done
|| with red-gum sleepers (yuk!). We plan to spread out a bit, so we
|| need approx 25-28 metres of edging done.
||
|| I'm looking for a new edging between lawn and garden. Kwik kerb
|| looks the goods, but seems expensive @ between $20 and $40 per metre.
|| ($20 I'd be happy with, but for $20, I guess you get plain concrete
|| mower strip, and I'd like something with a 'little' more style
||
|| Anyone in Melbourne had it done? By whom? How much per metre?
||
|| (i'm thinking of doing it myself, but I'm not a concreter...!)
||
|| Regards
||
|| Lindsay

*YUK* now I have that out of my system - what style of garden/house do
you have? How about a real brick edge, laid same level as the grass
perhaps

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Lindsay wrote in message ...
Hi all...

I'm gunna remodel my front yard (with a fair bit of help from my
nursery owning friends!).. at the moment the garden edging is done with
red-gum sleepers (yuk!). We plan to spread out a bit, so we need approx
25-28 metres of edging done.

I'm looking for a new edging between lawn and garden. Kwik kerb
looks the goods, but seems expensive @ between $20 and $40 per metre.
($20 I'd be happy with, but for $20, I guess you get plain concrete
mower strip, and I'd like something with a 'little' more style

Anyone in Melbourne had it done? By whom? How much per metre?

(i'm thinking of doing it myself, but I'm not a concreter...!)

Regards

Lindsay


Try http://www.borderlineaustralia.com.au/
They have a similar product, as well as additional textures. The
pictures on the website aren't the best quality, the actual product
looks much better.
Prices range from $15-$60. There's a pretty large range, and they
provide a nicer finish than Kwik Kerb. eg: there is a powdered finish
on the brick effect that looks really good.

In the SE suburbs, contact is 0422 443 953. Ask for Matt.

Cheers,

Adam

I have just gone thru the same .
After years of weeds & lawn invading my flower beds.
I laid recon limestone blocks from memory 400mm x 250mm x 100mm
laid approx 25mm below new couch lawn on creme cement with similar creme
joints approx 20mm wide.
Looks great & easy to do your self.....
I picked up a truck load of mulch from a tree feller for a carton, should
have got it for free as he would have to pay tip fees.
had it sitting for 6 months & laid it about 75-100mm thick .......
no more weekends weeding & any that do come are easily picked out.......
spread loads of dynamic lifter & animal manure prior to spreading mulch

very happy......


"Lindsay" wrote in message
...
Hi all...

I'm gunna remodel my front yard (with a fair bit of help from my
nursery owning friends!).. at the moment the garden edging is done with
red-gum sleepers (yuk!). We plan to spread out a bit, so we need approx
25-28 metres of edging done.

I'm looking for a new edging between lawn and garden. Kwik kerb
looks the goods, but seems expensive @ between $20 and $40 per metre.
($20 I'd be happy with, but for $20, I guess you get plain concrete
mower strip, and I'd like something with a 'little' more style

Anyone in Melbourne had it done? By whom? How much per metre?

(i'm thinking of doing it myself, but I'm not a concreter...!)

Regards

Lindsay


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Adam wrote:

Thanks Adam (and all who replied)

I've sinse found another Kwik Kerb guy who suggests between $20-24
per metre. I'll call him, and your bloke Matt, and see where I end up.
And yeah, borderline does look nice, esp with the white pebbles
instead of red gum chips...

More thinking required here..

Thanks again.

Lindsay


(i'm thinking of doing it myself, but I'm not a concreter...!)

Regards

Lindsay

Try http://www.borderlineaustralia.com.au/
They have a similar product, as well as additional textures. The
pictures on the website aren't the best quality, the actual product
looks much better.
Prices range from $15-$60. There's a pretty large range, and they
provide a nicer finish than Kwik Kerb. eg: there is a powdered finish
on the brick effect that looks really good.

In the SE suburbs, contact is 0422 443 953. Ask for Matt.

Cheers,

Adam

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Whoa... that sounds very expensive! I did my garden edging a couple of
months ago, $12 a meter for the black coloured concrete. Looks great, but at
$20!!

Look for independant concrete edging layers in the yellow pages. The big
franchises have overheads to meet, whereas the independants just buy the
machine and that's it.


"Lindsay" wrote in message
...
Hi all...

I'm gunna remodel my front yard (with a fair bit of help from my
nursery owning friends!).. at the moment the garden edging is done with
red-gum sleepers (yuk!). We plan to spread out a bit, so we need approx
25-28 metres of edging done.

I'm looking for a new edging between lawn and garden. Kwik kerb
looks the goods, but seems expensive @ between $20 and $40 per metre.
($20 I'd be happy with, but for $20, I guess you get plain concrete
mower strip, and I'd like something with a 'little' more style

Anyone in Melbourne had it done? By whom? How much per metre?

(i'm thinking of doing it myself, but I'm not a concreter...!)

Regards

Lindsay


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Hi Lindsay
I used Kwik Kerb in Esperance.
They did a really good job but if you shop around
you can find cheaper quotes.
cheers
Nancy

"Lindsay" wrote in message
...
Hi all...

I'm gunna remodel my front yard (with a fair bit of help from my
nursery owning friends!).. at the moment the garden edging is done with
red-gum sleepers (yuk!). We plan to spread out a bit, so we need approx
25-28 metres of edging done.

I'm looking for a new edging between lawn and garden. Kwik kerb
looks the goods, but seems expensive @ between $20 and $40 per metre.
($20 I'd be happy with, but for $20, I guess you get plain concrete
mower strip, and I'd like something with a 'little' more style

Anyone in Melbourne had it done? By whom? How much per metre?

(i'm thinking of doing it myself, but I'm not a concreter...!)

Regards

Lindsay


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ycnan wrote:

Hi Lindsay
I used Kwik Kerb in Esperance.
They did a really good job but if you shop around
you can find cheaper quotes.
cheers
Nancy

Thanks again for the replies, and yes, Nancy, I will be shopping around.
I dont want anything flash, but now the project has gone from 26 metres
in the front yard to 44 metres front and back!

Thanks again to all..

Lindsay
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