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Metal landscape edging help

Posted on 5/25/25 at 8:39 pm
Posted by tigerrage08
Houma,LA
Member since Feb 2008
402 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 8:39 pm
I have metal landscape edging and it has been run over by the wife and kids and I want to try and pull it up in order to help keep my mulch contained. Currently many sections are flush with the concrete. Any ideas on how to pull these up about 2-3 inches so they can serve their purpose?
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
17472 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 8:52 pm to
I’m not a professional but maybe pull them up and put a little quickcrete under it.

You could just pull them back up and set them on top and let the dirt settle back under them.
This post was edited on 5/25/25 at 8:54 pm
Posted by tigerrage08
Houma,LA
Member since Feb 2008
402 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 9:05 pm to
I have tried pulling them up by locking a vice grip on the edging and prying it up and I could not get it to work. Looking for other ideas. It is not easy to “just pull it up”.
This post was edited on 5/26/25 at 7:46 am
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
17472 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 9:15 pm to
quote:

I have tried pulling them up by loving a vice grip on the edging and prying it up and I could not get it to work. Looking for other ideas. It is not easy to “just pull it up”.


Front end loader and chain


Do you have a good pry bar?
This post was edited on 5/25/25 at 9:17 pm
Posted by FriscoKid
Red Stick
Member since Jan 2005
5163 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 11:02 pm to
Leverage, I just used a shovel
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
40899 posts
Posted on 5/26/25 at 2:18 am to
quote:

I have tried pulling them up by loving a vice grip


Posted by OYB
LAPLACE
Member since Dec 2018
373 posts
Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:45 am to
I had same problem and built a simple tool to pull it up above grade.

Get a piece of 36" 1/4 steel round rod from Home Depot, Lowes etc.

Fabrication: Using a vise to hold the rod, insert about 1.5" into vise and bend into a v-shaped hook;
Next, at a right angle to the hook and 24" up the rod- bend a 90 degree T shaped handle;
Next bend the rod 180 to lay back over the 90 (double up the handle) and cut to length.

"flush with the concrete" My edging is not next to concrete - may be more difficult to get hook under edging next to concrete.

Push the hook into ground next to edging and rotate hook under edging to grab and lift up. Works well.
This post was edited on 5/26/25 at 6:50 am
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
17156 posts
Posted on 5/27/25 at 7:52 am to
Can you not get a shovel down on the non-concrete side deep enough to pry it out? Long shovel, more leverage.
Posted by Bawpaw
Member since May 2021
1373 posts
Posted on 5/27/25 at 8:19 am to
Pull harder or hit the gym
Posted by Crusty
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
2561 posts
Posted on 5/27/25 at 8:24 am to
Hire day labor from your local HD? Hand them a shovel. Enjoy your AC.
Posted by lsujunky
Down By The River
Member since Jun 2011
2518 posts
Posted on 5/27/25 at 8:49 am to
Pry Bar and a block of wood.
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