Copings and cappings
Straight and curved copings, pier caps, wall cappings with drips and throatings. Polyurethane for straight runs; silicone where the drip creates an undercut.
For hard landscape contractors · Specials and site-fit units
When the catalogue piece doesn't fit the site, we make the mould that does.
Hard landscape contractors come to us for the specials — the curved coping, the step nosing to match an existing flight, the retaining unit on a radius. Tooling that lets you or your precaster cast what the site needs.
What matters to you
What matters to a hard landscape contractor.
The piece has to fit the site first time. A curved coping with the wrong radius, a step unit with the wrong going, is a return trip and a programme slip. We work from your setting-out, not from an idealised drawing, and we'll ask the awkward questions about tolerances on the existing structure.
Short runs are the norm. Twelve curved copings, thirty step nosings, eight bespoke bollards. We don't treat that as a nuisance; we pick the tooling route that makes sense at that quantity — often a simpler, cheaper tool than a precast yard would need.
It has to match what's there. On refurbishment work, the new piece sits next to the old. Matching an existing coping profile or step nosing is usually a squeeze, a profile gauge and a pattern — not a design exercise.
How your work looks
Three shapes of hard landscape work.
Steps and edging
Step units, nosings, kerbs, edging to match an existing flight or a new design.
Retaining and specials
Retaining units on a radius, planters, bench seats built into walls, one-off site specials.
Services that fit
Services this sector reaches for most often.
How the first conversation goes
The first call is practical.
Tell us the piece, the quantity and the site. A photograph of what's there, a drawing or sketch of what's needed, and whether you're casting yourself or buying from a precaster.
If you're casting yourself, we'll ask about your set-up — pour area, vibration, how you'll lift the units — so the mould suits your yard, not a factory.
We come back the same working day with a route and an honest rough number. If a timber or polystyrene one-off would be more sensible for your quantity, we'll say so.
FAQs
Questions we hear from this sector.
Can you match an existing coping profile?
Yes. A profile gauge reading or a short offcut is ideal. A good photograph with a tape in shot will get us started.
Is it worth a proper mould for twelve pieces?
Sometimes. It depends on complexity and finish. For simple pieces a one-off timber mould may be cheaper; for curved or detailed pieces, a silicone or polyurethane tool usually wins even at twelve.
We don't have a precast yard. Can we still use your moulds?
Yes. Many contractors cast specials in a covered corner of their own yard. We'll build the mould to suit hand-filling and simple vibration.
Can you do curved copings on a specific radius?
Yes. Give us the radius and the arc length per unit. We'll build the pattern to suit.
Do you supply release agent?
We'll recommend one that suits the mould material and your mix, and write the release regime into the handling note.
Get in touch
Send us a photograph of the panel or the elevation.
One photograph tells us what surface you're chasing, and one line about the mix tells us what silicone or polyurethane will survive it.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Construction, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
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