Snapey
28th Mar 2020, 11:39 PM
This little tip has nothing to do with metalwork except I'm using aluminium as a base. Admin please delete if inappropriate.
My landscaper son suggested using pavers as a garden edge for a new project and promised to do the job but he's super busy and can't do it for a while ... but I want it now.
I thought there had to be easier ways of laying pavers than the traditional concrete footings & cement so why not aluminium channel to sit them in? Luckily I have a friend with the right gear so we cut and folded seven 2400mm aluminium channels. All that's needed now is a 50mm deep channel in the grass for the aluminium to sit. The bends I cut with an angle grinder and riveted to the required angle then it's just a matter of placing the pavers in the channel. Result ... perfectly straight edges and even height tops. Pack the dirt on both sides and it's finished.
It's not the usual method but it's easy to do and looks professional. The only thing I didn't do and probably should have was to put some drainage holes in the channel. How long the aluminium lasts underground or whether the levels rapidly deteriorate I don't know but for now I love the result.
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My landscaper son suggested using pavers as a garden edge for a new project and promised to do the job but he's super busy and can't do it for a while ... but I want it now.
I thought there had to be easier ways of laying pavers than the traditional concrete footings & cement so why not aluminium channel to sit them in? Luckily I have a friend with the right gear so we cut and folded seven 2400mm aluminium channels. All that's needed now is a 50mm deep channel in the grass for the aluminium to sit. The bends I cut with an angle grinder and riveted to the required angle then it's just a matter of placing the pavers in the channel. Result ... perfectly straight edges and even height tops. Pack the dirt on both sides and it's finished.
It's not the usual method but it's easy to do and looks professional. The only thing I didn't do and probably should have was to put some drainage holes in the channel. How long the aluminium lasts underground or whether the levels rapidly deteriorate I don't know but for now I love the result.
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