Pouring a walkway soon and would like to have curved corners, any ideas the best way to do this or materials to use to achieve this look.
Thanks in advance.
I've always used Masonite siding, ripped down to 4". Works until you bend it too much. I've been able to use the steel forms before. They work good. I don't have any though. Borrowed them.
We use "Clean strip" on the forms. Works good. 5 gal bucket lasts a long time.
I have a bunch of 1/4" by 4" by 8' strips of HDPE plastic I cut up from my snow plow. It will bend down to a radius under 12", and cleans up extremely easy w/o any release. For less aggressive curves, we use these forms. Some of the best money I've spent, bought 3 or 4 sets over the last 10 years and I don't think I've had one form replaced yet. I think they've paid for themselves, likely a few times over.......
Depending on how tight of a bend we use 1x4s or Masonite. Masonite is hard to stake up and keep completely straight over long runs so use 1x4 as much as you can and any really tight bends use the Masonite.
I buy 16' LP lap side and use the backside up to the concrete. You can get some really big radius's out of it. Rip it in half and it measures 3-1/2" same as a 2x4.
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