FAQ

No, Creative Curb Appeal utilizes a machine that extrudes the concrete into a continuous concrete border. This allows us to customize your job to your satisfaction!

Most residential jobs are completed within 1 day.

We use integral colors in our mixture, and follow up each install by applying a high-grade sealer to prevent fading. Resealing every couple of years is a good maintenance practice that will keep your colors true.

The Creative Curb Appeal installation team cuts "expansion joints" every 18-25 inches, which allows your curbing to breathe and expand with minimal cracking. We also use additives in the mixture which minimize shrinking during the curing process.

We use high-quality integral colors in our decorative curbing products. At the time of your free estimate, you can choose from a chart of many available hues. The actual color of the finished curb may vary slightly from the chart depending on curing time, humidity, and temperature. For this reason, we suggest you choose a color that complements your existing color scheme, rather than trying to find an exact match to your home's exterior.

Expansion (also called control) joints are placed in the curb at installation to control cracking. The curbing can be broken clean at these joints by applying leverage. Once the section is free, simply remove it, complete your repairs, and place the section of concrete edging into its original position.

You will need to remove existing edging from your landscaping. The installer will cut a 9" or 12" wide strip (depending on curb design) of sod away and prepare the ground. If you have any sprinkler heads on or around the borders, consult your installer to find out if they need to be relocated. In most cases, we can work around them. We make an effort to place the curb close to the grass edge during extrusion, which means that the grass will simply fill in up to the curb in most cases.

Your curbing will be as strong as 2800 psi and will withstand your walk-behind or riding mower's weight to ride along the edge of the curbing.

1. Compared to wood or timber installation, there is no threat of termites or rotting. Keep in mind that now many homeowners' associations are banning wood installations because of these problems.

2. Compared to metal edging you simply don't have the rusting, separation, and above-ground heaving. All these lead to long-term maintenance costs not found with Creative Curb Appeal brand concrete edging.

3. Compared to plastic edging, you also don't have the separation and above-ground heaving. In addition, you don't have the stigma and cheap look associated with a plastic product.

4. Finally, compared to brick and stone installations, you don't have the crumbling, cracking, and grass that grows between stones/bricks. Additionally, in most cases, concrete edging is less expensive than other masonry alternatives.

We ask you to be there at the very beginning during the time we mark the outline of the installation if the outline process has not been performed previous to the installation date. Once we get approval for the outline, in most cases you can feel free to leave to attend to other business and get on with your day. Of course, if you would like to stay for the duration of the installation, this is fine also.

This is the beauty of continuous concrete edging. It doesn't involve the use of large excavating equipment or the building of forms before pouring the concrete. The machines used are lightweight, and we use double wheel wheelbarrows to transport the concrete. The only effect on your lawn is that there is a swath of turf removed that is about one foot wide (see installation page) in which the curb edging is installed. This turf can be reused in bare spots on your lawn, or we will remove and dispose of it for a small fee. After the installation is complete, any slight spillover along the outside edge of the curb edging is removed leaving a "clean" installation that you will be proud of.

You can't buy them. The breaks you see every 18-25" are expansion/control joints. Every curb job is mixed and extruded in one continuous piece on-site using our curbing machines. All designs and colors are unique and specific to your desires.

The curbing will last many years with proper care and maintenance. We apply a commercial-grade acrylic clear sealer to all colored and stamped curbs after installation. Sealing once every couple of years will help assure a long and healthy life for your concrete border.

We dig between 1 1/2-2 inches deep and 9 or 12 inches wide. This is done without damaging your landscape beds or shrubbery. We cut an even path along your landscape beds to ensure a level installation. We will sometimes add a small layer of topsoil or sand under the curb to ensure the level of the curb in areas where sudden dips may occur. If the ground should shift or settle in any way over time, the control joints help control the cracking.

What makes concrete curbing so attractive is the fact that it's one continuous piece of concrete. Individual blocks or bricks will shift over time and in the winter. Our curbs are mixed with a fiber mesh reinforcement along with air entertainment, designed to take the place of rebar or steel. We also install control joints every 18-25", therefore if the ground moves, the curb will crack at these joints.

All of the colors are added to the concrete during mixture. There is no painting or staining. Our colors will not flake off or disappear over time. All of our colors are mixed into the concrete during the mixing process. A sealer will aid in the lifetime of the color. We recommend sealing the curb every 2 years.

Concrete curbing is ideal for almost any terrain. A small concrete extruding machine is very easily maneuvered, thereby providing the design flexibility needed for your specific lawn type. It curves, circles, or extrudes straight lines to allow you any design your heart desires. We encourage the homeowner to see the awe of the process. It is definitely an amazing sight to see the before-to-after transformation that takes place within just a few hours.

Extruded concrete curbing has a proven track record at preventing sod from entering your landscape beds. Your constant (losing) fight to keep sod out of your flower beds ended with this invention. You also do not have weeds growing in between this edging since it is one continuous piece, nor can the sod grow under it if it is prepared correctly. There are a few different molds (shapes) to choose from. The curb is actually 6" wide. Our molds are designed high enough to keep sod from growing through it, and also high enough on the back to retain your bed covering, such as mulch. As long as your area is prepared properly and your grass clippings do not go into your flower bed, you will not have creeping sod in your flower bed area any longer!

The concrete curb is very vulnerable during the first twenty-four to forty-eight hours of installation. It is imperative to keep guests, children, and pets away from the curb for the first few days. In addition, many homeowners have irrigation systems that need to be turned off the day before our arrival and not turned back on until two days after installation. If the curb is damaged from any type of force we can fix the curb, however, there will be an additional fee for this service.

After the first few days, the curb is strong enough that animals and children cannot hurt the curb if they step on it. It is okay to rake your bed covering back into place a few days after installation, just make sure the curb does not take a direct hit from any tools. It is best to wait a few weeks before you begin any major replanting or changes to your bed area. Keep in mind, do not allow anyone to dig underneath the curb, or run over the curb with a vehicle.

See Warranty and Care Sheet.