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CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

The excellent worldwide reputation that Kwik Kerb® has developed, is the result of years of providing a unique, high-quality product and making customers like you very happy. We appreciate the opportunity to enhance your landscaping and wish to make your Kwik Kerb® experience a pleasant one. We trust you will recommend us to your friends and other visitors to your property. We require the person who was involved in the quotation to be present all the time during the work to make sure he/she is happy with the finished product.

PRIOR TO INSTALLATION

We understand that you love your pets, but accidents can happen. Please ensure that they are safely locked away on the day that your Kwik Kerb® edging is to be installed. If part of the installation is to be in a high-traffic area (such as a sidewalk, a car park, etc.) it would also help to prepare a barricade of some kind to ensure people, children, postmen, cars, trucks, etc. don’t step or drive over the freshly laid edging.

Protecting the kerb from damage is a customer's responsibility.

Make sure your sprinkler system has been disabled. If you are aware of the location of any buried cables such as cable TV, pool pipes, drainage pipes, etc. please mark them so care can be taken to avoid damage when doing the preparation work.

DURING AND AFTER THE INSTALLATION

Please keep pets locked up for at least until the day after installation. Keep the irrigation system disabled until two days after installation. It is a good idea not to undertake any type of activity around your new Kwik Kerb® edging such as digging, weed trimming or spraying, driving, mowing or edging before the concrete has cured. This ensures that the Kwik Kerb edging attains maximum strength before being subjected to wear and tear. As with any concrete product our kerbs are prone to cracking and as much as we try to minimize but cannot prevent it. Unfortunately, because of this concrete property, we cannot give any guarantee it won't.

STAINS & STUFF THAT GROWS

Certain lawn chemicals contain copper sulphate and other ingredients which can stain your edging. Please avoid spraying the Kwik Kerb® edging with chemicals. Mould or mildew sometimes appears on the surface of the concrete. It can be removed with a bleach solution and a small scrubbing brush. Rinse the edging thoroughly once clean. If necessary have the sealer re-applied after the removal of mildew.

COLOUR FADING

All coloured concrete fades to a degree. With lighter colours, this effect is less noticeable. The special process by which your Kwik Kerb® edging is created ensures the maximum amount of colour pigment at the surface of the edging to ensure fading is minimized. Any fading which occurs is natural and unavoidable. Periodical applications of sealer will protect your investment for many years to come.

EFFLORESCENCE

Efflorescence is a white powdery substance that sometimes forms on concrete during the first few weeks. It is caused by the evaporation of water from the surface of the concrete which leaves behind the minerals (which were in suspension) as a salt deposit. It causes unsightly white stains which can be particularly objectionable on coloured concrete. If some efflorescence does occur you can remove it by washing with a weak acid solution (dilute pool acid at 1 part acid to 12 parts water). Make sure you rinse the edging with a garden hose after washing with this acid solution and apply the sealer if necessary. Always use gloves and eye protection when working with acid.

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