STEEL WORK

This is garden edging, steps, frames and feature pieces in corten steel. The material is chosen for how it weathers. A stable rust skin forms on the surface and protects the steel underneath. Once that layer has set, the colour settles to a warm brown that sits against planting and stone without looking applied.

Corten holds a thin, clean line that timber and stone can’t. In a garden bed it keeps the edge true. As a feature it can stand on its own — a ring, a frame, a water outlet — without needing to be large. Where steel meets stone, timber or planting, the height and the shape have to be decided before the piece is installed

Steel elements are introduced in the design and planning phase and implemented in the construction phase

Zen Garden — Byron Bay

A large corten ornamental ring set on local stone, with bluestone steppers. Built as a feature. Custom design and build

Corten Steel Water Feature — Byron Bay

Corten frame and outlet as water feature. Custom design and build

Feature Palm Entrance — Burleigh Heads

Raised Corten edging garden beds. Gives the feature planting a raised level change between pathway and sloped turf

FAQ

  • The rust layer is the point. Once it has formed it protects the steel underneath and doesn’t need sealing or painting. It will keep shifting in colour for a while, then settle.

  • Yes. Edging, standalone pieces and water elements are all the same steel. Burleigh Heads uses it as bed edging. The zen garden uses it as a feature. The water feature builds it into the outlet and frame.

  • Yes. If it can be drawn and fabricated, it can be built — rings, screens, planters, letterboxes, water outlets, fire bowls, benches, privacy blades. The limit is the detail, not the material.