Reclaimed Granite Curbing

Reclaimed Curbing

Reclaimed curbing has become one of the most popular salavaged granite materials because of its versatility. Turn it on its side and it makes a great rustic landscape step. Lay them side-by-side in a group to make a distinctive patio. Use a piece of radius curb for a bridge.
Tells us about your project and we can incorporate this historic material.

Product Details

Reclaimed and antique curbing comes in many different lengths and widths, but essentially can be grouped as standard size or the smaller slope curb.

Slope Curb
Generally newer than handsplit standard curb stones and has dimensions of 4"-6" in height and 12” in depth with lengths from 12" up to 3' to 4' making this material perfect as a unique paving application.
Standard Curbing
Granite curbing has been used for over a hundred years to separate street from sidewalk. Old hand cut granite curb with worn textured tops has a different look than the newer "sawn" top material. Standard curb is 6"-8" in width across the top and 16"-18" deep, making just the right dimensions for a landscape step.
Granite Paving Blocks
Have you noticed when driving through New England the material used to hold the soil back under and overpass? Take a look and you will see roughly square and roughly rectangular granite blocks. These make a great path, patio or driveway

Sawn Top vs Hand Split Top Curbing

Sawn Top Curbing
Textured Top Curbing

Granite as been used as curbing for over 100 years and as you might imagine the technology to make curb has changed during that time period. The tools and techniques first used consisted of different ways to split the stone and then had work it so that you ended up with a piece of curbing. On some of the oldest pieces one side was left very rough because it was to be buried and would not be exposed, this obviously was a money saver. What makes an old piece of curb look "antique" is the wearing of the edges and face of the stones from cars and people as well as the hand splitting process when the curb was produced. In the last 50 years sawing technology has been employed and all “new” curb has a very smooth or sawn top look. Stone Farm harvests both kinds of curb ,but the material we like best is older and more worn and the hand worked techniques were used to make it.

Additional product information

Dark vs Light? Like so many different granite products reclaimed and salvaged curbing comes from many different quarries and hence comes in many different colors. In and around Boston where we get a lot of our material some of the old quarries had a darker color than the newer curb you see to today on city streets. The character of these stones is just incredible.

Curbing as Steps

Reclaimed Steps
One of the best repurposed uses of reclaimed standard curb is as steps. Standard curb, when laid flat, has a height of 7-8" and a tread depth of 16-18" which really makes a perfect step.

Curbing as Pavement

Inlays
Reclaimed curb can be used in unique ways as an inlay. In the adjacent pictures the architect and contractor took pieces of slope curb (6”x12”x3-4’) and ripped it down the middle with a saw. The contractor then distressed the sawn edge and used it to frame this brick car park.
Slope Curb
Slope curb generally is 4-6" x 12" x 1-6’ and length and is used in modern days in shopping plazas and other commercial parking areas. Because it is easier to handle and generally cheaper per square foot than standard curb, it makes a great material to repurpose as a paving material.
Standard Curb
Standard curb generally is 16-18" x 7-8" x 3-10’ making it a very dramatic stone when used as a driveway apron or even as a patio.
Antique Granite Paving Blocks
Have you noticed when driving through New England the material used to hold the soil back under and overpass? Take a look and you will see roughly square and roughly rectangular granite blocks. These make a great path, patio or driveway.