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
![Tools for bending a corner on steel landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-1_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707932095)
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
![Marking a corner to bend steel landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-4_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707932652)
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.
![Marking a corner to bend steel landscape edging corners](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-7_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707934046)
Scoring With Tools
![Scoring steel edging to create a corner](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-9_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707936383)
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.
![Scoring edging to bend a corner steel landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-11_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707934695)
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.
![Using a hack saw to score an edge for a corner on landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-15_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707936295)
Option 1: 90-Degree Corner - Bending the Corner with A Score and 2x4 Lumber
![90 degree corner angle for steel landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-12_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707936648)
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
![using a 2x4 90 degree corner angle for steel landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-13_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707937076)
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
![Round corner for steel landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-16_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707938434)
Comparing a Rounded Corner and a 90-Degree Corner with Steel Edging
![Rounded corner vs 90 degree corner on steel landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-17_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707939670)
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
![Install a steel edging corner](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-18_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707940533)
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.
![Sharp 90 degree corner on metal landscape edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-19_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707941718)
![Rounded corner steel edging](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0274/5932/1956/files/Coyote_Landscape_Edging_How_To_Corner_Steel_Edging-20_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707941751)
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