Does it snow where you are?

It might be a regional thing so you need to know your market but I think it looks ridiculous. Is it supposed to keep ants from falling over the edge? To keep water from rolling on to the lawn? Any form of edging that is above grade is just a tripping hazard to me.

I live in the region where Belgian block is an asset.

O K…you drive way is on a slope…What composite is the driveway and what is at the bottom?

I will answer the above questions:

1) we're in northern NJ and do get snow.

2) the driveway is asphalt and meets the street, which ends there at the bottom of our driveway. Trees and wild bushes end of street, bank going down to a brook just beyond them.

I could try to provide a photo tomorrow once there's daylight to get one, if that would help?

So here is a photo of the driveway.

Would love input on whether doing Belgian block curbing would be a good investment/necessary/increase perceived home value/superfluous/of no consequence one way or the other...?

@Revolutionary Gardens: they did complete the top coat with the anticipation we would do the Belgian block curbing and that they would perfect the edges with a chop saw when making the curb trenches.

For the most part the edges are clean, except on the lower left (visible in photo) where a large tree and root were removed so the lawn dilineation was ragged.

Will have to fix that if we don't do the curbing.

1) So if there's no ROI, does it boost "perception" of value?

2) Are there practical reasons NOT to do curbing.

How much will it cost?

We have to have stone driveways for drainage and the Belgian blocks are usually in four or five rows across the bottom of the driveway to keep the crushed stone from going out on the street. If Belgian isn’t used for curbing the driveway, we use metal edging, which isn’t inexpensive either. There is also that rubbery edging sold at Home Depot.

So, depending on how much you want to spend, any edging will add a neat look to your driveway.

this was also in NJ. just the apron was done.

something like this edging would look nice. you have a beautiful side yard

The going rate in our area is normally very high, but our landscaper is willing to do it for $2,000 which is a fantastic price.

I've seen his work on our street along a walkway that's been there for years, and it looks great. It would include a gravel footing under cement foundation and cement between the blocks, which are roughly 1' square.

2000 is a lot of money. I'd use it on the house somewhere else. Upgrade your exterior lighting instead.

$2k for lining that driveway is a steal. Jump on that before he rechecks his math!

Done well, it's a nice curb appeal bump and makes your property stand out. There's no functional reason to not do it.

Because I'm too lazy to look through my portfolio folder, here's the google maps of the house that belonged to my pediatrician when I was little (he lived on our street). Those cobbles went in late 80s, maybe early 90s at the latest, and have held up to all the intervening New England winters.

@adjutorium where in New Jersey is your landscaper from? Can you give me their info if you don't mind, trying to get some quotes for my driveway.

@adjutorium where in NJ is your landscaper located? Can you provide contact info? I was just wondering if they would come to my area and get a quote from them. Thanks.