Why Natural Split Kerbstones?
Good quality natural stone is both a profitable and very good investment in the long run. The abrasion resistance is extremely high and the stone becomes more beautiful with the tooth of time. It can also be reused too. Natural stone products last for many hundreds of years with minimal maintenance and without damage if the quality is right.
Granite with good technical properties is an exemplary material that meets the requirements for a curb. The quality means that the stone can withstand the frost cycles combined with thawing salt that is found in the European climate. At the same time, it resists in a good way the mechanical stress that arises during snow removal and other traffic.
Natural split kerbstones are used to give straight ends to paved surfaces, as a demarcation at flower beds and lawns and to give edges to footpaths and driveways. These curbstones provide attractive and stylish finishes and are at the same time practical to prevent stone and gravel from ending up on the lawn and to stoping grass and other plants from growing under paving slabs and gravel paths.
The advantages of natural rough picked curbstones are that it provides a smooth, fine surface that connects better to adjacent surfaces. Besides, it has a low price because it can be produced in a more efficient way than the traditional one. The underside is always semi sawed, which gives an advantage when laying the stone.
How Chinese Masonry Make Naturals Split Kerbstones?
According to the old craft traditions, a surface chiseled by hand is always a good choice in most European clients’ view. It is important to be aware of the quality. There is, as otherwise, often a connection between price, quality and sustainability.
To make the natural split kerbstones needs abundant knowledge and experience. Although something can be done mechanically, each split curb requires knowledge of how the stone will divide. It is also required that the correct material and good cleavage property is chosen for the purpose, not all granite types can be split with good results.
Below is the standard procurement to produce natural split kerbstones.
- Select the right direction of a granite block, which is generally vertical to the good cleavage surface.
- Cut the big granite block into pavement according to the height of kerbstone.
- Measure the pavement and make lineations on the surface according to the width of kerbs.
- Cut into 3cm to 4cm depth from the top surface from one side to another between every two pieces.
- Split every two pieces by hammer carefully, then split it up 2 parts from the middle.
- Get rid of the sawn surfaces on top and bottom with a hammer and make it cleft as natural.
- Rectify lines on the top surface to make it straight in order to be installed correctly on site.
How To Lay Natural Split Kerbstones?
When laying natural split curbs, it is important to make a careful preparation for the end result to be successful. Careful work from the ground up also means that the stone hardly needs to be maintained in the future. Start by marking out the surface where the curbs should sit and then dig a small “ditch” for the stones to take hold and sit stably.
Laying ground cover cloth or bark cloth is recommended to prevent animals and weeds from finding their way between the stones. Gravel and quicksand should be poured on the ground cover fabric, or bark cloth, to provide a stable foundation for the curbs. After that, the stones can be put in place. Finish by pouring grout into the cracks, watering to compact the grout and then adding a little more to stabilize the stones.
Laying curbs gives a lift to the feeling of a garden, curbs can be the detail that makes that little extra and makes the garden feel complete. The stones have a length of 100 cm, a width of 15 cm and a thickness of 5 cm. The length of the stones gives an extra stylish and exclusive feeling.
Conclusion
Granite kerbstones keep what is inside them in place and prevent gravel and other things. They are not for nothing that many people choose to carry out paving with curbs before a sale of a house. A well-executed work with good materials often affects the price in a positive direction. Buying natural split kerbs means that you are faced with several choices.
Natural split kerbstone is a cheap choice for many people, which is perfect if you want to create delimited areas outdoors. Such boundaries in the form of edges last a very long time, especially in northern Europe where this product is available at, internationally, very favorable prices and invariants that suit several different purposes. Natural cleft curbstones can now be made of different materials from different types, including straight and radius. The different pieces are easy to assemble next to each other and normally, you start with the curbs when carrying out larger paving.
