Edging asphalt is tough. Anxious to hear what others do.

 

I was thinking of staking a guide line. Make sure it's straight and as close to the asphalt as I can get it (like a 1/2 inch off the asphalt). Run the edger over it, and shovel the rest out.

Wondering if anyone else out there does this.

Lawn is still recovering from a level.

 

I've been doing it for 15 years at my house as I basically have the same setup. You have to cut it back until the asphalt ends and the dirt begins. Then, just keep edging that, maybe I have been doing it for so long that I've created a groove there but I don't remember having an issue.

I have thought about cutting a straight edge on the curb with an angle grinder and a concrete blade just to make it a little easier.

 

I've been doing it for 15 years at my house as I basically have the same setup. You have to cut it back until the asphalt ends and the dirt begins. Then, just keep edging that, maybe I have been doing it for so long that I've created a groove there but I don't remember having an issue.

I have thought about cutting a straight edge on the curb with an angle grinder and a concrete blade just to make it a little easier.

Ok, that's pretty much what I did. I used a warn out edger blade... I'll hit it with a fresh one to go deeper and I'll work on getting the line itself a little straighter each time. There was a little asphalt that went flying but it wasn't too bad.

There was probably 80lbs of sand sitting on the top of the ledge hanging out under the creeping grass.

 

Yeah, it may not look perfect as it all depends on how they laid the asphalt so it will either take a season or two to get things right or you may have to cut a straight line into the asphalt to get the desired look.

 

I have thought about cutting a straight edge on the curb with an angle grinder and a concrete blade just to make it a little easier.

That's a pretty slick idea. I'm sure the neighbors would think surely he's lost his mind now

 

I have thought about cutting a straight edge on the curb with an angle grinder and a concrete blade just to make it a little easier.

That's a pretty slick idea. I'm sure the neighbors would think surely he's lost his mind now

LOL!! I think the neighbors "KNOW" by now that I have lost my mind. Half of them couldn't believe that I tore my "perfect" lawn up and had dirt for 6 months just to install a different kind of bermuda. :lol:

 

I have thought about cutting a straight edge on the curb with an angle grinder and a concrete blade just to make it a little easier.

That's a pretty slick idea. I'm sure the neighbors would think surely he's lost his mind now

LOL!! I think the neighbors "KNOW" by now that I have lost my mind. Half of them couldn't believe that I tore my "perfect" lawn up and had dirt for 6 months just to install a different kind of bermuda. :lol:

My farmer neighbors thought the exact same thing when I took out my 2 acre Bermuda lawn for the same reason....lol

 

I've been doing it for 15 years at my house as I basically have the same setup. You have to cut it back until the asphalt ends and the dirt begins. Then, just keep edging that, maybe I have been doing it for so long that I've created a groove there but I don't remember having an issue.

I have thought about cutting a straight edge on the curb with an angle grinder and a concrete blade just to make it a little easier.

Ok, that's pretty much what I did. I used a warn out edger blade... I'll hit it with a fresh one to go deeper and I'll work on getting the line itself a little straighter each time. There was a little asphalt that went flying but it wasn't too bad.

There was probably 80lbs of sand sitting on the top of the ledge hanging out under the creeping grass.

Same story here. The asphalt was laid kina less than straight, so I took a worn out blade and just laid on it and cut it until the edger went deep enough to give me a path. As small pieces broke off on the grass side, i disposed of them. I have fantasized about digging back 8" or so and making a concrete curb, but the entire rest of the neighborhood doesn't have curbing, so it would end up looking out of place.

The concrete blade is a good idea. Has me wondering if I could fit a concrete blade to the edger...

 

The concrete blade is a good idea. Has me wondering if I could fit a concrete blade to the edger...

Report back... photos and videos please. :lol:

I have the same issue and was visualizing me running the edger along the roadside with one of my kids running the hose on it to keep the blade from overheating.

 

The concrete blade is a good idea. Has me wondering if I could fit a concrete blade to the edger...

Report back... photos and videos please. :lol:

I have the same issue and was visualizing me running the edger along the roadside with one of my kids running the hose on it to keep the blade from overheating.

Hold my beer...

 

I cleaned it up a little better. I didn't fix a concrete blade on my edger but there was plenty of sparks

The stains/patterns in the road are from where the grass used to be....... It's been a while since I trimmed the road, I used that grass for some bare spots.

 

Update on this... As I keep hitting it with the edger, it gets better... It's not perfect straight but it's better than letting it hurt the road

 

Grass looks incredible there!

 

I edged mine with a shovel and edging tool last week. Like @Ware said edging blacktop sucks! You did a great job though. Looks great.

 

This is just an idea that popped into my head, so not sure if it's a good idea. I havent thought it out well yet. But what about putting an edgeing material thats straight and back filling the road side with self leveling sealant. The leveling sealant in the big caulking tube. That would fill in the wobbly road side so grass wouldn't grow up through it. Maybe a metal edge or wood edge the same height of the grass.
Or maybe that's a bad idea?

 

At my old house I had the same issue. I cut back till I got to the edge of the asphalt which was fine for a while but then it bothered me that the asphalt wasn't straight. So then I installed aluminum edging and that worked great. Basically made my own straight edge.

 

Looks really good!! Now that you have it whipped into shape you should be good to go.

 

I’m doing mine now! My neighbors think I’m crazy 🤪 I’m using a flat shovel and scraper. The grass and dirt is over a foot into the road and the 2way street looks like a one way street! I looked online for curb ideas, but haven’t found anything yet-I’m thinking of putting lawn edging down!