The ULTIMATE Concrete Landscape Edging (DIY Concrete Garden Curb)

[@Waltuh8l]

Now I can edge like a pro. Thanks.

[@CristanioPeweyyy]

I egded to this video

[@MrNikobellic120]

I use pieces of 1inch pvc as the spacers between the forms and just leave them in there and pour on top to make drainage holes. Looks good. Needs rebar though

[@thetoolman3]

Using a reciprocating saw as a vibrator is a great idea. I would have placed a couple of #3 rebars in there for good measure in case roots push on it as the plants mature. Also, tooling control joints in wet concrete is tedious. I'd finish it smooth and cut them into the green concrete with a diamond (or abrasive) blade in a circular saw. Thanks for the content. It looks great.

[@Nedddo]

nothing quite like edging with the help of a vibrator!

[@mechanicalman4531]

its 10 time easier do do it wet, then to cut into dry concrete with a diamond blade.

[@groth3395]

2x6 forms seem a bit of expensive overkill....contractors mostly use 1x or even 3/4 ply...good DIY video

[@brandonryan15]

i do agree.

[@daveray6335]

I love your channel, Andrew. Keep it up! I feel obliged to let folks know that curbing-in landscaping CAN be equivalent to purposefully damming water up against a foundation. Drainage is key! With this in mind, the gutter above the bed in the video is showing clear signs of overflowing into the bed. This is a worst case scenario! All of this to say that DIY landscape curbing is fine, but drainage must be assessed as part of the project.

[@garrettmetcalf8382]

saw trick was brilliant. I don't do concrete but that looked like a fancy tool until you explained what it was love watching videos like this

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it - glad it helped you out!

[@declaneric]

Nice job. And I've never seen anyone use an empty reciprocating saw to vibrate forms to eliminate air pockets. I'm always pleasantly surprised when I get to learn a new pro-tip. Thanks for that! 👍

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@busty1372]

Hammer

[@patricksmith3135]

Great job Andrew. You always put out a great show with all necessary, helpful information included. That concrete machine is fabulous and the ATI Team is too.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it, Patrick! Thanks for watching! And Ryan came through big time on this one 💯

[@gejmrvlogger7554]

i edge to you patrick

[@Braddy_Daddy]

Bro you’re killing it with the house. Love your concrete builds 👌

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! It’s almost done ✅

[@nedcramdon1306]

Not overkill at all, trust me. Nice work!

[@markb8954]

Nice job & looks great. You probably could have done something fancy with the drain/downspout. Taking it down into ground and angling out into a French drain for your lawn or for the new flower bed.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it. And you are totally right. I just kept it simple 👍

[@travisyarbrough4033]

New to the channel but love all the tasks. The part for us beginners is the supplies and the right mixing of the concrete. Other than that it is nice to see the finished product on here.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Welcome! I appreciate it

[@stevepla8115]

Wow Thank You for the ideas!!! We are trying to come up with landscape edgding plans for our house and I never thought of doing concrete and forms. We just watched your video and we have so many ideas now. 💡 😃

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it and Good Luck!

[@itstagh1902]

Now i can edge in class

[@hddoug72]

Good job! Having done this a number times myself i know how much time and effort is required. I always put in a # 3 bar centered but i think I'd more inclined to mix in a reinforcing fiber next time.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I think a stick of rebar would have been a good idea in hindsight. Hopefully it holds up for a while regardless!

[@davidstreling3690]

LOL 6 inch's deep and for a flower garden and you think it needed rebar and fiber cement

[@hddoug72]

@@davidstreling3690 I should have been a bit clearer. Instead of a #3 bar, I'd be inclined to add some fiber and and joint it where I think it may crack. Ultimately the base would determine what if any reinforcement is needed.

[@frankish5314]

Nice job, I got a feeling my Wife will want concrete garden beds if I show her this..:). My only suggestion is I would have used a single strand of rebar through the middle (probably overkill) and I would have built the forms by ripping a single sheet of OSB or plywood.. Cus I'm cheap...:)

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Haha the OSB is actually a pretty good idea! So is the rebar - definitely wouldn’t hurt

[@NutmegThumper]

Highly recommend a plate compactor for any significant job. The tamper gets old fast! Nice work!

[@joosepkunder]

Very nice and professional job. Such a pleasure to watch how everything is done correctly.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it, John! Thanks for watching

[@Chris_winthers]

I don't usually edge to that kind of stuff, but i get why some people might

[@smiley2477]

This is what I need… love concrete

[@drfatmasclass9159]

thanks for showing me the way to edge correctly

[@billsmith8339]

My 72 year old back hurts just watching you dig HAHA Great job! But I would have put in curves HAHA

[@surfacetoaircreations]

Awesome man, looks really clean. Going to try something similar in my front yard. Keep the great content coming!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! Good luck with your project!

[@treemanog112]

finally some good edging

[@justusalbertson]

Commenting for the algorithm - 10/10 video

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it!

[@ColinEu]

Man, you're getting better in your presentation..

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! Feedback is always welcome 🙏

[@ColinEu]

@@AndrewThronImprovements if I may, I think the pace is okay, but maybe put more 'fire' in the presentation, just a little bit..

[@RamiroRomo-Vega]

you forgot motor oil on the 4x 4 framing to reduce the bumpy side finish on the cement when you pull the wood framing off.

[@ЕвгенійЧурілов]

Hi. Interesting project. Do you have frost in winter? Or why don't you put reinforcement inside?

[@jim6235]

That is really awesome! You make it look so easy.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it - Thanks for watching!

[@juliahelland6488]

I really like the look of this. I'm wondering how it would work in central WI zone 4b and do you think we'd have to do anything different? Thanks for sharing this!

[@guysolis5843]

Good job, love the finish. I won't be able to leap out there and do any of that but I could instruct some neighborhood boys..

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it. And I had some neighbors come by as I was doing the project haha

[@janetkuhl-urbach639]

Amazing. Why not put the landscape material on top of the compacted soil to mitigate migration of gravel into soil?

[@toriegrenier3985]

This is my agenda this season. Planning the dimensions and process so this was helpful

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good luck with your project!

[@ramroad2008]

From experience you have created a pond. One day you will get so much rain that it will fill up and travel under your home. The fix is to enclose it away from the hose and add 2 inch pvc for drainage

[@ecuadmail]

As someone who cuts his own grass, hooray for not putting in a stupid curving curb or just dropping landscaping stones.

[@jtltet]

Looks good. I would have used washed stone instead of crusher run though especially since you wanted it for drainage.

[@Jeevankataria93]

Great content Andrew! You make it look so easy in each video. Just wondering when you’ll be doing a deck project video.

[@chaderic27]

Never even heard of the MudMixer Now I want one

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Haha it’s pretty nifty

[@Velox404]

pouring concrete with water when it dries help to prevent cracking, especially when there's direct sun. For lazy solution - cover concrete with soaking wet blanket :)

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good tip - thanks for watching!

[@luisqueremelmilani5023]

Just what I needed to see! Great job

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! Good luck with your project.

[@Fekadukebede1]

That is good job but you miss RCB( Reinforced concrete Bar). Always while you pour concrete use RCB

[@Thompson_200]

I would have suggested brushing or brooming to give it a texture. Also, would have pulled the board on the front off, rubbed and brushed it too. But overall better than what you had before.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Texture definitely would have helped to hide some of the imperfections - that’s for sure. Thanks for watching

[@BobJohnson-h3k]

What size of gravel did you use in the base? Also, not criticizing but going with a rounded contour would have softened the sharp edge of the house. Personally, I'm not big on one "box" to finish off another "box" look.

[@neelamharia4225]

Any reason you did not put any re-enforcement into the forms?

[@vlr213]

do you need rebar Im making a small flower bed for mailbox thanks love the video first time doing this

[@vickiehitt1787]

why didn't you put geotex fabric on ground first before the rock. Love your detail!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I forgot and only remembered after I put the first bit of stone down haha I appreciate it!

[@alexnelson6196]

The expansion board isn’t necessary where exterior concrete contacts exterior concrete. It’s recommended when exterior meets interior (driveway against garage floor).

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Fair point - I just went for the “better safe than sorry” approach. Thanks for watching!

[@alexnelson6196]

@@AndrewThronImprovements starstruck I am! Thanks for the response dude.

[@suedzyberaj386]

So you’re saying exterior concrete doesn’t need expansion joint because it doesn’t expand ? 😅

[@alexnelson6196]

Interior floors will have a substantial temperature difference than exterior. The expansion board lets both monoliths move independently. Where everything is in the same environment it will all move together.

[@Moondoggy1941]

Take the grass that you cut out, lay it upside down in the planter, when it dries out knock the excess dirt out and throw away the grass, it will be so much lighter in weight.

[@larrykiefer6109]

Any recommendations on a finishing trowel for a slab? Steel/mag, etc.

[@Juywbdosb6292]

Great job Bud!!!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks!

[@worrylessnless6222]

Some areas you're using 2x4s for the forms in others when cutting it appears as 2x6s, at 5:25 they seem 2x6s, how thick was the curb?

[@hansoncrack]

dig the tip on using the sawzall as a ghetto vibrator. I will use that tip

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Hammer drill works too!

[@Monkeyman12534]

Personally I would just use nice pavers for this kind of thing. But it looks like a bang-on job

[@gergemall]

Great idea using oscillating tool

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

It definitely helps!

[@tjxc1477]

Good job man, Like you said a bit of over kill but that’s the way to do it in my opinion, My only add on would be float on stick of #4 rebar down the center and dowel it into any existing slabs the curb might be attaching to, but like I said good job, killing it brother, I’ve watched some crappy diy KZbins

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! And I agree with you - rebar would have been a good idea

[@mfeezy8797]

For some reason this looks easy but I’m like! 😬 especially in South Florida where when you dig 3 inches you hit coral rock!

[@patriciahogg5763]

👏👏👏 Excellent instructions!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks!

[@mb2308]

Well done video! congrats on the nice concrete work!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thank you!

[@kthompson9877]

Would love to get a rough estimate on how much $/ft this method cost. I'm considering using ground contact lumber for edging but know its a temporary solution to a permanent need. Thx!

[@williambuck9216]

When you say, "let it set up a little bit before finishing." How long do you mean?

[@nickmarek]

Great work and info. Thanks!!!

[@DR-um2bv]

Definitely looks better. No doubt

[@tonypointer7026]

Rebar is good to put in too. And a drill 2 ft down keeps the curb from flipping

[@davidstreling3690]

LOL flipping

[@trentneville2273]

Good work

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks!

[@himybro2]

Now i can edge all the time thank you

[@spekenbonen72]

One of the biggest "tricks" in building with concrete is to let it dry as slowly as possible (by for instance covering it with plastic sheets). Look it up...

[@leewallis5067]

Great video and a new subscriber here. Quick question, what remedial work did you perform to fix the crack after it appeared in the control weak point you created (1 months ago after the pour)?

[@ionicbreeze]

Beautiful job. Do you have to treat the mulch for termites?

[@lauretiu]

While that mud mixer is a great tool the mark up on it is absolutely insane for what it really is if you would take it apart. i assume the cost of manufacturing that thing can't be more than 600-800$. Besides that i absolutely love the ideea you just gave me and the knowledge i gained from your video. now time to start my project too :)

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

It’s definitely expensive and not needed if you have a wheelbarrow and a shovel 👍 thanks for watching!

[@theonlinebeatz]

Hey great job , how about a driveway with a round about , just a half circle? Any idea how to get it round ? I don't know if wood would bend,

[@markpowell1158]

Use luan/ plywood

[@brent7261]

You don’t add rebar inside the newly poured concrete to reinforce the edging?

[@johnstup4479]

Looking sharp Andrew!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it, John!

[@Iegend17]

Good stuff man

[@sergeb4540]

Looks good! Some steel would have been good to avoid those cracks

[@trishmcelderry4762]

Hi Andrew do you live in winter state? Just curious what frost might do to this? Would rebar help that? Thanks for the video!

[@kyawwinhlaing9827]

Did you own the mud mixer I want to know

[@SVW1976]

Pretty slick. As a concrete guy I could nitpick but it would be petty to do so. Well thought out and executed. 👍

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate the comment and for holding back haha but I am always trying to get better so constructive feedback is very much appreciated (especially if you are qualified haha)

[@SVW1976]

Not really holding back. I would have added maybe some number 3 rebar but I wouldn't say it's necessary. Like I said. Nitpick.

[@tony77723]

what do you think about pouring concrete against the foundation, almost like having a sidewalk running around your house, rather than landscaping, thank you

[@pansepot1490]

Funny you ask. I live in Italy and here sidewalk around the house is the rule. I’ve recently built a new house extension and I asked the architect if I could have no sidewalk or very narrow so I could plant shrubs close to the house as you guys have in the US. He said no. A sidewalk of at least a meter (3 ft) around the house is necessary to prevent excessive rainwater from leaking into the foundation and causing damp damage to the wall. Consider that here all houses are brick and mortar and need impermeable barrier to protect walls from humidity rising up from the ground. Hope the info is useful. Cheers. 👋

[@pacwest1000]

Nice job Andrew.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

🙏🙏

[@thomasnappo6309]

Good job..nice little projects😊

[@Dan-qt7kq]

Holy shit, the second I saw sawzall, I knew what yiu were doing, never thought of this. Nice video.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

A Hammer Drill (SDS) also works. Thanks for watching!

[@Maria___28]

Great job!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks!

[@erich6879]

What area of the country are you in i.e. does it freeze and snow there because if it does those things are going to crack and break in a year or two of winters. Next project...clean up those moldy gutters!

[@Cozcacuauhtli]

THANKS FOR SHARING

[@111kirill111]

Я б положил б ещё пару арматур или армировочную (кладочную) сетку в бетон. И на мой взгляд щебня много наложил. А так "it's good" и выглядит "perfect"👍💪

[@ajmaj5288]

Good Job.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it!

[@-gina1114]

Is the reason why you did not use rebar in the project is because it was not necessary?

[@stavrosladeas4421]

Awesome video! Question about the control joints. I see that when you went back to make the surface smooth, these control joints had been removed. At one point, after pouring the concrete into the forms, did you remove the control joints?

[@jra55417]

Control joints didn’t go anywhere.

[@carltonbauer2779]

More involved than I had thought. Thanks.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I feel like every project is like that haha thanks for watching!

[@mikejustice1196]

Another perfect job with no rebar and honeycomb

[@GatheringJacob]

For the amount of labor that takes and the time expenditure Belgium block would have been mich faster and a MUCH more beautiful finish. Just an FYI from a 35 year pro.

[@rockyrowlands3652]

Maybe a reinforcing rebars in the concrete?

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Wouldn’t hurt - but probably a bit overkill for this situation

[@RosaDelAmore]

HELAL OLSUN DAYI OĞLU

[@StormyITO]

Great dam, it will hold water next to your house nicely, unless you put a french drain in.

[@howtodoitdude1662]

Mortar is for laying bricks and blocks.

[@Rafa-d5q4k]

VERY NICE 🙂👍

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thank you 👍

[@jianbaiwang6625]

no need for rebar?

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

A stick or two of rebar probably would not have hurt!

[@bigearlrrr]

ok, it would have been much easier to mow if your design had a radius corner and you radius it out to your existing slab. thats always gonna be tough mowing that inside corner, also you could of designed your form so outside edge sloped down to where you could have drove your mower wheel right on it so no edging would be required.also you should have put expansion joints in every so often for cracking.

[@FLHomelover]

Good video, made me realize I should just hire a pro 😢😅, but thanks

[@victoriatrevors1306]

no rebar no weep holes no expansion joints. GL.