How To Corner Steel Edging

 

Coyote's steel landscape edging is incredibly versatile, durable and attractive. Our steel edging is the best option for homeowners and professional landscapers. There are countless options to help with the installation process like Steel Hairpin Stakes and Steel Edging Speed Clips. 

In this blog we will showcase how to install your steel edging for a corner application.

How To Install a Corner on Steel Edging

The cornering process for Coyote is simple and any homeowner can accomplish a corner when installing their new steel editing. This applies to any steel edging Homekit we sell including the RAWEdge, TERRAEdge and PERFEdge.

Estimated Time Required: 5 Minutes

Materials Required

Minimal materials are required to bend an edge on your steel landscape edging. Coyote Landscape Products makes installing your edging easy and creates the perfect corner around your home, garden or business.

• Coyote Landscape Products Steel Edging
• 2x4 Lumber
• Marker or pencil
• Optional: Angle grinder or hacksaw 
• Optional: File
• Rubber mallet
• Safety glasses
• Gloves

 

Marking Your Edging Corner

Identify the corner you would like to lay your edging around. Ideally, the 4ft steel edging is split by 2ft on each side of the corner. 

Place the edging over the mark where you would like to bend the corner and place a mark on that location.

Scoring With Tools

Utilizing your angle grinder or hack saw, score the edging along the line that was just created. The score will create an indentation in the edging, allowing the bending corner to be sharp rather than round. 

 

It is important during this step that the angle grinder or hack saw makes a deeper cut into our specialty roll top edge. A solid score on this step will ensure the corner will come out at a 90-degree angle and will physically be an easy bend.

Option 1: 90-Degree Corner - Bending the Corner with A Score and 2x4 Lumber

Keep your recently scored Coyote edging on the ground and lay your 2x4 lumber over the top. Stand over the edging while planted on the 2x4 lumber and raise the edging vertically towards your body. This will bend the steel edging at the score against the 2x4 lumber creating the perfect 90-degree angle

NOTE: Please bend at the knees

Notice the sharp edges this method creates. It will allow you to utilize more of your edging length and have clean corners.

Option 2: Rounded Corner - Bending the Corner with A 2x4 Lumber

If you prefer a rounded corner or not to score your edging, you can create a round corner via the bending method.

Stand over the edging while planted on the 2x4 lumber and raise the edging vertically towards your body. This will bend the steel edging at the score against the 2x4 lumber creating the rounded corner.

NOTE: Please bend at the knees

 

Comparing a Rounded Corner and a 90-Degree Corner with Steel Edging

In this example you can see the rounded corner and 90-degree corner on Coyote's TERRAEdge Homekit. You can see the aesthetic difference between each type of cornering for steel edging. There will be no functional difference when making each corner

Finish and Install Your Steel Edging Corner

Utilize a rubber mallet or a soft striking hammer to insert the edging into your corner. Congratulations! Installation of your Coyote Steel Edging corner is now complete.