Alternatives to concrete kerbs?

sas

Hi,

Our home (once\if it's finished) will look like a traditional 2 storey white rendered irish home with a natural slate roof.

I'm concerned that concrete kerbing won't look "right".
I do however need someway to cleanly seperate the driveways etc from the lawns or shrubberys.

Natural stone kerbing is an option, albeit a pricey one.

What do people think would look good?

SAS

Big Lar

Brick Kerbing ?

Images of brick kerbing

sas

Big Lar wrote: »

Brick Kerbing ?

Images of brick kerbing

Thanks for the suggestion. I don't believe that brick is in keeping with the look for the house.

I should underline that I'm open to suggestions for particular types of natural stone that worked well for people etc.

I'm not asking what the available types are because I believe we've now covered that i.e. concrete, stone, brick

mistermister

a dwarf hedge

dos29

Railway sleepers, possibly?

sydthebeat

i have a personal preference for pea gavel pathways, with planting between it and the house. in this manner you can create meandering paths to counteract the strict straight lines of house... this also helps "ground" the building better than concrete paths or tarmacadam.

sas

sydthebeat wrote: »

i have a personal preference for pea gavel pathways, with planting between it and the house. in this manner you can create meandering paths to counteract the strict straight lines of house... this also helps "ground" the building better than concrete paths or tarmacadam.

I agree.

However, there is no way in hell I'm risking planting that close to a white EWI wall!

I'm planning on avoid any concrete paths except where I've no choice.

I'm planning on gravel driveway too. I think it looks better in a rural setting.

Poor Uncle Tom

If you like a clean line between the grass and gravelled drive without a kerb. Bury a 225mm cavity block at the edge of the drive three quarter filled with drainage gravel and topped with soil, keep the top of the block 40mm below the lawn level and finish the grass set to midway on the block and the gravel to mid way, once the lawn is established it will take to the line of the bloch and the lawn can be cut to a crisp line without kerbing.

RKQ

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

If you like a clean line between the grass and gravelled drive without a kerb. Bury a 225mm cavity block at the edge of the drive three quarter filled with drainage gravel and topped with soil, keep the top of the block 40mm below the lawn level and finish the grass set to midway on the block and the gravel to mid way, once the lawn is established it will take to the line of the bloch and the lawn can be cut to a crisp line without kerbing.

Sounds interesting, could look well.
Do you have a photo of it, completed on site?

Poor Uncle Tom

RKQ wrote: »

Sounds interesting, could look well.
Do you have a photo of it, completed on site?

I don't have any photo of it. When I'm passing the site again I'll take one, if I remember. It's really gravelled drive meets lawn at a line which is not a kerb.

The blocks were bedded like kerbing.

gears

What about a metal edge.

http://www.google.com/search?q=metal%20lawn%20edging&rls=com.microsoft:en-ie:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7RNWN_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

windyboy

Hi SAS,

I went with silver granite kerbs, you can get them in a sandy colour too as per the attached photo.

Regards,

Windyboy

sas

windyboy wrote: »

Hi SAS,

I went with silver granite kerbs, you can get them in a sandy colour too as per the attached photo.

Regards,

Windyboy

Very nice, really very nice.

Any chance of a PM on the supplier?

SAS

Lemlin

sas wrote: »

Very nice, really very nice.

Any chance of a PM on the supplier?

SAS

Could I also get a pm and if you don't mind me asking what the price per unit was?

mark2003

Could I also get a pm as well, thanks

YouWantWhat

What about a treated 4"x1" buried so that the top edge is level with the grass, 2"x2" stakes every 4' or so to secure it in place.

galwaytt

sas wrote: »

I'm planning on gravel driveway too. I think it looks better in a rural setting.

Avoiding concrete, I can understand.......if you're thinking conventional ways of doing it........

As for gravel..........over-rated, and over here.

They're a disaster for kids, buggies, pushchairs, bicycles, motorbikes, bad weather use, and keeping weeds down. And you have to keep re-doing them.

In Florida, I'm sure they're fabulous.

theaceofspies

windyboy wrote: »

Hi SAS,

I went with silver granite kerbs, you can get them in a sandy colour too as per the attached photo.

Regards,

Windyboy

Could I also get a pm as well, thanks

muffler

theaceofspies wrote: »

Could I also get a pm as well, thanks

Try sending a PM yourself

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