If you have existing grass it will not be effected by our machines. The grass in the area where the curb is laid is trenched to install your curbing. Out side that area the grass remains the same. We will be transferring concrete, mulch, rock etc. Using a Piledriver, which has large turf tires and don’t tear up the grass.
Absolutely! Smooth flowing lines and curves are the very best look you can get. Straight lines and corners first of all aren’t aesthetically pleasing but are a pain to mow. You also can’t get proper drainage with them. Realize that a 250 lb machine is laying your curb, it’s constantly moving so straight lines will NEVER be straight, no matter what company does em. You want the curb around your house to flow so it’s easy to mow and you don’t have to stop. You want it to transition cleanly to the next. Look at yards that have curbing, do the lines flow or are they a jumbled, jagged mess. Tell Tale sign operator has no experience. Flow is extremely important and it’s the first thing you see when someone drives by.
We offer a 1 year warranty. When dealing with concrete however, you can expect concrete results. This means you may get Spider Cracks. Don’t worry, this is normal when dealing with concrete. Spider cracks are common when dealing with concrete anything. This type of concrete cures so fast any issues you will have will commonly occur in the first 24 hours. Do we worry about spider cracks? NO, but you need to be aware. If a crack forms and it’s more than a 1/4 inch wide (the size of 2 nickels), it is operator error and will be fixed. Cracks that occur due to vehicles, heavy mowers, natural occurances such as tree roots, ground heaving, pets, kids, etc. will not.
All Sprinklers need to be marked with flags or spray paint. When we cut the sod, we use a bed edger with a rotating blade that will cut your sprinkler in half. We are not responsible for damaged sprinklers if they are not marked. Please make sure your drive way, or area on street is clear of vehicles so we have room to park two trucks and one large trailer.
Yes we have a minimum footage. You must realize that a normal curbing crew is 3-4 men, with 2 trucks and a trailer with all the necessary equipment. We cannot travel across town and do 20 feet, a company would lose money on that. We currently have a 100 foot minimum, some other companies are lower but may have a smaller crew ect. Tree rings need to be large enough to handle growth over the years down the road and they are difficult and time consuming. We have a 25 foot minimum on tree rings which will give you at least a 6 foot diameter. We have a $1200 minimum for any project we do.
As stated in the previous question we have a $500 minimum for a property. If you run over your curb, or someone stepped on it after install it’s the same. We have to bring the same equipment and same crew to do 10 feet as we would for 300 feet.
The question you should be asking is “why are their prices lower than Next Generation’s?” We set the standard for what curbing is at for pricing. We have been trained by the best curbers in the United States. From North Dakota to Arizona, to Montana. Even by the Father of the curbing industry! Other companies look at what we offer, and because they can’t meet this standard, lower the price to get your work. Its very simple, if you can’t offer what the best companies can, lower your price.
