Concrete mowing strip

Hi Green1

My only tip would be to use bricks mortared onto the ground than to use concrete. Much quicker IMO as you dont need to mix up nearly as much concrete, dont need formwork and dont need to clean mould off them if the area is prone to it.

Other than that if using concrete make sure its lower than the grass so that only about every third cut needs whippering and make sure the formwork is strong so you dont get bulging along the length.

have fun

What Daz said. Its easier to lay pavers or brick on a mortar bed. If you use a product -they call it envirosand here- basically recycled sand made from the fines of concrete and brick crushing to make your 1:4 mortar mix it will go off so hard you could drive over it with a car. And its cheap.

There is some concrete products around you could look at also if the strip is straight.

Is there is reconstituted limestone blocks or creme cement blocks in Queensland?

Mate, do it right the first time. Forget about bricks, pavers etc. They are good but require regulat maintenance and not to mention movement in some cases.

I would recommend continuous concrete mower strips. Yes they are much harder to do but in the long run will be much better. The hardest part really is the formwork, you need form on both sides and I would recommend you use 75 ml skirting board and lift it with Brocken bricks to make the 100ml depth. They are cheep, flexible and strong enough to hold the concrete till its cures assuming you use enough pegs.. 100ml width is plenty enough for a mower strip, I made mine 250ml wide and put a stencil brick boarder over it with colour hardener. The border costs about $90 for 100lm and hte colour about $14 (Looks Magic though).

As far as expansion joint is concerned you only really need to apply it where new concrete meets old concrete, but you absolutely should use a groover to cut control joints regularly.