https:\/\/sek.us.com\/products\/sek-paver-restraints\/edgecrete<\/a><\/p>\nModern fiber reinforced concrete edging materials contain long polymers that hold the concrete together as it flexes with the base material.<\/p>\n
The natural elements and Earthly forces provide a malleable, everchanging canvas for us to work with. Even areas that seem flat and stationary change with precipitation and temperature. A properly installed hardscape system will stand up to the elements.<\/p>\n
A properly installed concrete paver patio or sidewalk is a system. Each piece of the puzzle plays it part in keeping everything in place.<\/p>\n
The natural elements and earthly forces tend to make the ground move and finer soils washout.<\/p>\n
Concrete<\/p>\n
However, the main problem with concrete is that it cracks which will reduce its ability to prevent lateral movement over time. That is why it is always recommended that this is steel reinforced with rebar or fibers are added to the concrete mixture. With these additions, the concrete collar will be reinforced to prevent cracking and eventual separation.<\/p>\n
Metal Edgingthe holes in this edge restraint are designed so that the spikes criss cross with one another at a 60 degree angle. With any upwards pressure, those spikes will not be pushed out of the edge restraint unit.<\/p>\n
Plastic Edging with geogrid<\/p>\n
Plastic Edging with spikes\u00a0 The spike is meant to corrode and secure itself on to the fines of the base creating a strong bond to the base and preventing that spike from being pushed up through the plastic restraint. This makes it an ideal restraint for a traditional base preparation that includes fines in the base material, but not for an open graded application where the base is prepared with a clear stone that has no fines.<\/p>\n
Poured curb or block wall<\/p>\n
Modern fibrous \u201cmortar\u201d<\/p>\n
Heaving and plunging<\/p>\n
By allowing water to pass through it or sending it away non-destructively<\/p>\n
An edge restraint provides an edge that prevents the lateral movement of pavers during freeze-thaw cycles or most importantly traffic. There have been numerous improvements of these systems throughout the years, but they have not been without their problems. Typically in the market what you will see is a plastic edge restraint that is fastened with a 10\u2033 spike. With the emergence of new methods of base preparation, these plastic edge restraints are not as functional as they once were.<\/p>\n
When preparing a base, it should extend past the pavers the same depth as your base. If your base is 6\u2033 deep, then your base should extend 6\u2033 past your paavers.<\/p>\n
You should also know that you do not need to install an edge restraint against hard surfaces, only soft surfaces. That means pavers up against foundations, existing driveways, or any hard surface that can contain those pavers will not need an edge restraint installed.<\/p>\n
A properly constructed wall will work wonders for containment. The weight of a curb installed along the border of your project will do just as good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When designing a patio much time and consideration is usually spent choosing the proper paver. Generally, a homeowner will be making an aesthetic choice. \u00a0Your customer is counting on you to be knowledgeable about the rest of the paver system. Today lets focus on edge restraint. Forces from above push down on the pavers, causing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-112"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6063"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8641,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6063\/revisions\/8641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}