How to Build a Concrete Mow Strip for lawn and Garden
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- How to build a Mow Strip for a Lawn and Garden, In this video we build and finish a concrete mow strip, this is a great DIY project to outline your yard and make it stand out! Hope you all enjoy and dont forget to LIKE,SHARE,SUBSCRIBE, and COMMENT!
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I did this to planting areas on the front of my house. No wood to rot and replace, no plastic that breaks. 10 years on the concrete border and still looking good. I will use your radius corners method when I do the back yard, makes mowing so easy. I also used a better grade of bagged concrete as well, worth every buck. I also like the trick of cutting down the edger! Thanks for the info!
Such a simple way to make a huge difference on your curb appeal. Nice job.
TY
You guys put out some great material. I’ve learned so much from your videos. They’ve given me the confidence to tackle all my home landscaping projects; 10’x18’ shed concrete slab, 30’ CMU planter bed, curved retaining wall, driveway patch, sprinkler/sod installation, and more to come. The professional tips you provide on methods and tool selection have been so helpful in giving me long lasting results.
Great
Glad it helps
GL
I learn alot from Sir David as well,...he teaches people the DIYer's easy solutions that can be done without to much effort.!!! Thanks Again Sir David Odell
I love that you guys put tarp on the driveway. Goes to show that you care about your work.
TY
as someone that likes concrete, and uses it in their work every once-in-a-while, I really like your commentary of why you are doing, or how you achieved your work. It helps in the work flow confidence in my future projects.
Ty
GL
Love watching your videos 🙏🏼 thank you .I used to work construction with my father and brothers as little kids . And my uncles Brady Bunch family .I miss those days👍👍up
SOunds like fun
Very nice! The quality of work you and your team do is exemplary, thanks for another great video.
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TY
I always watch Odell’s projects for good tips I’ve definitely learned a lot from his videos and I use them in my business can’t go wrong with this guy he knows his stuff
TY
Im in Canada, thé winters are brutal and I honestly love you channel, I’ve been learning a lot and some of your technique have withstood our crazy winters
Thats surprising
TY
I really appreciate the video. My wife and I want to do this between ours and the neighbor’s house and we’ve never done this. Hiring a company is hard because most have a minimum and a small job like this is not worth their time. You really explained it well.
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GL
I cant stop watching your vids..... plus the voice is magic
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Enjoy
Expert craftsmanship and professional workmanship. Well done!
Ty
I'm so glad TH-cam recommended this to me...Amazing work!
Thank you very much!
No matter what you do, you do Superb Work.
ty
Keep those videos coming!! Great job man
ty
Great video, as usual. Thanks for showing us how it's done.
YW
Great work David and crew. I was pleased to see you used a radius on each corner - makes mowing so much easier! It lools way better also. Cheers from Australia. 👍😀
Yes I concur
@@OdellCompleteConcrete is it necessary to add rebar and did a trench?
Nice work men. Also like the ole chisel and level trick for your joints!
TY
Thank you for your time and thank you from the south of mexico !! Blessings
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Wow! Very impressive work. Well done.
TY
Looks great, the whole project is creative and different. Nice job!
Thanks a bunch!
Nice job! Love the curves!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks man I learn something every time or every video
Glad to hear it
I’ve been appreciating your videos. Great attention to detail. Just subscribed. 👍
TY
Good job Odell!
Ty
Thanks I should have known the best video for the concrete thing I was looking for was Odell
Good point
TY
Thank you for uploading this particular project video. You've given me the solution to hold back a gravel border next to my driveway. I kept throwing stones when I was snowblowing and wondered how I would solve it before next winter. (from Nova Scotia, Canada)
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Oil ! Thanks for the tip man , great work. 🇦🇺
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This was a nice project, love the curv's , i think most people go in strait line's but this look great, great job :-)
I concur
TY
This looks really good
TY
Wow brilliant job 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Many many thanks
I'd hire you. Its the little things you do. The thoughtfulness you put into the jobs, that I've seen which make a difference to me. (tarp on the street, collars around pipes, type of concrete you use for each type of job, accommodating the homeowner's change request, etc.)
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I rarely take the time to leave any comments to videos,unless there really bad and can use some constructive criticism or if they are really good and want to thank them.....your videos are amazingly precise ... efficiently done ...easily understood...a wealth of knowledge...Thank you
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Good job looks really great!
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Your a concrete craftsman 😀 Great videos.
TY
Good job! It's satisfying to see a PROfessional do an outstanding job. It's even up to my standards. LOL
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Good job as always!
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Starting to think TH-cam is reading my mind, was just talking an hour ago in the garden about this as our wood edging is all rotten, next thing this vid is on the home page! Excellent job and very helpful, thank you for posting, All the best from the UK. Subscribed!
maybe ALL the landscapers are thinking about edging/mow strips rn
That is awesome!
Beautiful job! As usual.
I had Bermuda grass.
Ground Clear got rid of it! 😀🍾
Awesome
🤩😶😍🤩😋🤣😗😗😏🤗😚😎
Excellent 👌 Job man. Good 👍 Job
Ty
Nice job as always .
ty
Thanks for the video, think this will work for a spot on my yard👍🏻 9 minute video, told my wife to give me 20 since I don't do this everyday 😉 😅😂
Makes sense
Great job, great video.
TY
Done like a REAL PRO.
TY
Looks good thanks for sharing
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Looks cool I don't know, something different thanks man 😎
TY
Thanks for the tip with the motor oil. I'll try to be careful to not get it on the grass. I hope the tip I have for my garden sprayer works OK.
Sure GL
Just use virgin oil instead of harming the environment with motor oil. Please stop using motor oil! A single drop of used motor oil
can contaminate a million
drops of water.
@@Amok2806 You are right. I did some research, and silicone spray will also work. Very easy to control.
odell complete concrete We can't do curbing like that here in Maine, we have too many freeze/thaw cycles in the Winter. I wish we could, it's a great idea! Nice Video
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Nicely done
TY
did you ever finish it? be nice to see what it looked like.
Looks good !
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love the work man always awesome to see an honest hearted man doing good work and sharing with others to inform and improve others. ive watched your videos many times but never subbed but i will today.
Right on
Thats the spirit.
TY
Looks great
Thanks!
I sure wish you were in San Diego! Thanks for posting the video. Oh and I'm 96th 👋
Me too
YW
I just subscribed. Excellent work. Two thumbs wayyy up.
ty
This is exactly what i was looking for. Didn't realize it was called a mow strip.
I'm looking for some pointers. I want to build a wood fence with this underneath connecting the posts together for the length of my fence. Yard is about 100x50. That way when i put my fence kick plate down, no animals can get underneath, or grass growing under the fence.
My ground is very wet most of the year. I live in S. Louisiana, and it's a low area. I dont know how this would affect such a long, narrow stretch of concrete.
Love you videos. Lots of great info.
landscapers call it curbing lol
Make it 6"s deep and 18 to 24" at the post
@@OdellCompleteConcrete thank you for your quick reply. Exactly what I was looking for!
Nice work👍🏻👍🏻
TY
Looks Great......
ty
very nice. Im fixing to do something like that to my 2 trees that i have
GL
Really like your videos. A nice enhancement would be to revisit the job sites once they are complete and "grown in" to show your contributions and the end beauty. If you were in Southwest FL, I would contract with you. First class!
TY
Great video.
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Nice work..
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Thank you 🙌
Nice Work!!!%
TY
I hate plastic lawn edging. Never crossed my mind to use concrete, this is a very cool idea.
Solid
Good job. Nice video.
TY
Would have been nice to see the finished product with no forms and the rock fill in place.
Yes
@@OdellCompleteConcrete Thank you for sharing. its better to post with our without the end result than not to post.
I agree, I'm pissed watched specifically to see the end product with the landscaping all put back...whats the point of this? what does it look like finished? Thanks for wasting 10 minutes of my life Odell
@@nevetstrebornosredna could've shown nothing you ungrateful.... Person
Bob has a point and he's giving good feedback to Odell so ya'll need to relax.
Do you have video of making the large stepping stones in the beginning?
excellent!
Thank you! Cheers!
The concrete God at it again🤙🏽😎
TY
Well done 😄😃
Appreciate
I like it.
TY
nice job bro God bless you
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I hope we have someone in North Florida who does this nicely because I plan a moving border and (on another vid) a fence base. Tired of rotting bottoms on my wooden fences.
The way to go for sure
Great to watch the process. Would you recommend this project before or after a lawn leveling project plus a big tree/stump removal??
Before is best
Odell Complete Concrete thank you
Good job, just did something similar but 8" wide, I'd be nervous with one this narrow, 6" might be a good compromise, I went 8" since I'll be joining up to an 8" retaining wall. Time to order up 240 bags of 60#, gonna be hurting after using my mixer that long. Cheers everyone, gotta love concrete work for us weekend warriors!
Get it on
GL
nice job
TY
This is what I did to my lawn makes mowing so much easier and it looks good as well.
i agree!
I don’t see how it makes it easier to mow
I concur
@keith cunningham you still have all of that since theirs still concrete right next to the yard. and that can almost be completely alleviated with having the yard at the same height of the concrete. i never have scapling issues with my yard, all i need to to is edge the yard for a nice look but thats also completely optional.
Nope, not really, I do lawn service in Fl and some of my customers put this on their borders only to crack after a while because there's no rebar into the ground to keep them in place when a mower goes near them.
hey, just want to i really like your no BS vids.. the grooves u added into the strips, is that for decoration or to prevent cracking?
Decorative and crack control
Thank you for tell use what the corners made with. also can you teach more of what things are and whats happening, we can see she whats happening just fine. hope that makes sense.
Recycled plastic
I put these under my fences, it’s a lot of work but what a time saver when I have to work the fields
Yes it keeps it clean
I am trying to figure out if you left the the one by two small cross braces in the bender board forms. I didn’t see any removed and I’m just curious. Thanks for sharing, I learned a lot and think I could do my own.
It happens fast
Nice...
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5:01 the sign of a true artisan is that they create their own tools to perfect their trade
TY
Nice thank you. I am from Fiji lsland Labasa
YW
Would you ever consider doing a truck setup walk around?
yes that would be fun
I'm glad i found this video. I'm wanting to do something similar, but with a bit more depth and the concrete formed to run the lenth of a fence. My idea is I'm wanting to put up a privacy fence, and have concrete poured out inbetween each post in a similar fashion like you've done in this video to deter my dogs from digging out. Any suggestions on how deep and wide you'd recommend while taking considerations for times of the year when frost is prevelent?
2' deep 1' wide
What kind of material did you use for the radius
If I learned anything from this video, it is that I now want to go see a concrete mow strip in action. Also, I guess I learned how to make one too.
Get it on
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Need to see after all done.
I concur
I just have a couple of questions, because the curb is only 3.5" deep, do you have to use rebar? Also, the spacers that are used for the radius, did you leave those in there? Thanks!
Anyone know where the video of the concrete slabs with the stones between them is?
@OdellCompleteConcrete Do you have any tips for doing this concrete strip on the ground with movement? I'm wanting to do it 150mm high and the ground does get a lot of movement.
Thank you
Go with the flow
Nice job... I'm thinking of doing something similar on a smaller scale, I live in New your state, where we have pretty harsh winters... And advice on how deep I should go to prevent heaving from the frost? Thanks...
check with your local building department
Hey david,
I am doing a 6" wide x 5" deep x 35' long strip between me and my neighbors yard. Do you recommend I cut down 1/2" or 1/4 plywood for the forms?
Thanks in advance for your time
1 x 6
What material are the forms made of where there are curves? Great job!
Recycled plastic
What material are you using for the bending forms? looks nice and easy to work with!
Masonite
TY
Would a single rebar help to prevent cracking or push up in the future? I enjoy learning from your videos! Thanks for your effort and time producing them.
Steel would rust in the narrow area. Fiberglass rebar would work though
The Sustainable Texan Yea , some #3 or pencil rod would help keep it together . Nice curb.
Do you recall what size those square concrete pavers the homeowner had in place, they look way bigger than 24” x 24”
Thanks - your stuff is the best
4 x 4
Thank you very much for the video. Wish we could have seen the final product without the molding. Also I had a couple question. I noticed that some stakes were in the inside rather then outside as most of them were. Any particular reason? Other question was about towards the end of the video when you made a line every 4 feet or so to divide the sections. How deep did you go in with the tool ??? THANK YOU AGAIN !!!!
1/2" deep.
The inside stakes came out while the concrete was wet.
Thank you very much !!!!!!!!!!
Are you the guy resting on the shovel? You'd be the type to say "we". Ive dug ditches with the best and we never said "we". Great instructional! Appreciated! 👍
probably not but its possible