CORTEN STEEL EDGING HOW TO
Cor-ten-steel.co.uk ship steel garden edging UK wide
Metal garden edging is quick and easy to install
Edge Height
Around 1/3rd of the edging may be buried, which provides additional support to the edge.
Flat Face Peg Length
Pegs should be at least 100mm longer than your selected edging, in softer soils use longer pegs
Preformed Curves
Use preformed corners and curves to create unique garden layouts
100mm tall edge 3.0mm thick flat face prices
150mm tall edge 3.0mm thick flat face prices
200mm tall edge 3.0mm thick flat face prices
300mm tall edge 3.0mm thick flat face prices
Use preformed corners and curves to create unique garden layouts
Quarter, Eighth and Half circles, plus square corners are all in stock
Haunching commercial applications
Haunching tight radii
Temporary stakes
In edging applications with anticipated high traffic loadings, haunching is suggested to provide more support
Coating buried corten
Coating buried corten with bitumen paint will increase the lifespan
Temporary stakes until concrete sets
The installer will vary the depth buried and height of haunching based on expected use.
Corten edging available in
100mm, 150mm, 200mm, 300mm tall
Small gaps at joins will be hidden by pegs
Corten is supplied as “blue steel” unweathered, Weathering takes 3-6 months of wet dry cycles
Close up of join
Maintenance free tidy edges
Different Height
Joining different height edging behind peg joiner
Rounding off End
Using an angle grinder to round the corten end
Flat Top Edging
Flat top edging option
Edging peg joint
Increased strength by burying 1/3 of edging
Pre-made corners
We have both round and square corner pieces
Pre-made corners quarter section
Corten steel is a high tensile steel, however our DIY friendly curves in solid 3mm and 6mm thick edging, make tight radii simple to install.
Preformed Curves and Corners
Full selection of curves and corner joiners availible
Peg fold fits snuggly over edging
The 3mm peg is designed to securely join the corten edge pieces
Install Flat Face pegs with a hammer
In summer soften the soil the night before, to make it easier to drive the pegs in.
Do not hammer Flat top edging in, set support posts in holes filled with concrete
String line and profile set up
Coating buried corten with bitumen paint will increase the lifespan
Corten 35mm Flat Top Edging
Child and pet friendly
Different heights of edging
Corten Flat top edging posts are set in concrete pile holes, do not hammer these posts in
After site trimming Flat Top edges
create fixing tabs on site, to replace the missing fold
Close up of Flat Top Edging radius
Child and pet friendly
Using corner joiners and posts
Posts set in pile holes, do not drive into ground with hammer