UPTTHOW Concrete Trowel Tools for Masonry Cement Hand Plastering | Durable pl...

I got this after watching a zillion YouTube videos of concrete curb methods. Finally pulled the trigger, and did it. I covered up an ugly water pipe in my front yard with a fake rock then wanted to landscape around it. Worked great, took me about 4-5 hours one Saturday. I piled it up about as thick and wide as the trowel, then slid it back and forth over it to define the shape. Added and removed some as needed for a uniform look. 1 part portland cement to 4 parts sand. Add water until you get thick cake batter texture. Colored it to match my existing professionally installed curb, I used the integral concrete color from Home Depot. Little jars of powder. I bought a texture roller and release powder, attempted to stamp it with an impression. That did not seem to work for me. It sort of made the whole thing crack (had to reshape the whole area I rolled) so I accepted that I would just have to do it without it the impression. I’m very happy with the results and I did it for a fraction of the cost a pro would charge.

It did the job, which was a 15 foot curb. It is pretty scuffed up on the inside though after that, so it probably isn't going to hold up for a big job. But then, how big of a job would one really do with a small hand-held curb shaper? It could be a bit more rigid. Putting too much weight on it will cause it to flex a bit and you don't want that when shaping the concrete.

Well made

Yes it works great on them concrete curbs you need to do yourself very good DIY tool 💯👍🏼

We were putting an edge around our built in pool and used this and worked well.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Durability value

By being so large you get about four feet per bag of concrete. Also if your mix is too dry it cracks and crumbles, get it wet enough to smooth it settles like a cake. Concrete also sticks to it so you need to wash it before it drys. Even if you do everything perfectly it’s a lot of work, I’d try one half this size it would probably settle less.

Hate, well dislike strongly, landscape pavers.. This makes the borders BEAUTIFUL!!

Great tool, the biggest trick is learning how to mix the sand-concrete-water ratio to get a stiff concrete. I used a 3.5:1 sand:Portland cement ratio. The next big learning was that you need to make sure you’re compressing the concrete along the outer edges to create a solid form without holes.