Gabions are a popular type of fencing system. Gabion baskets are primarily used for stabilizing slopes, riverbanks, as retaining walls, and for shaping slopes and riverbanks. Due to their simple installation, they are now also used in gardens and for property fencing. Combined with suitable decorative stones, they form various natural walls, garden walls, rockeries, and raised beds. They also have decorative applications not only in exteriors but also in interiors of commercial establishments.

Gabion Mesh Properties

Gabion meshes are made from drawn steel with a diameter of 4 mm. Horizontal and vertical wires are joined by resistance welding. The surface treatment consists of Galfan, composed of at least 5% aluminum and 95% zinc, applied through a continuous process by dipping. Due to its characteristic microstructure, it has excellent corrosion resistance, good weldability, and formability compared to traditional galvanized coatings, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.

Although there are many great commercial and domestic uses for gabion baskets, most involve filling the basket with some type of rock, such as crushed stone, quarry stone, or various types of decorative stones, depending on the intended use and location.

Steel wires with a thickness of 4 mm are strong enough to prevent the meshes from stretching or damaging when filled. However, when assembling gabion baskets with greater length or height, we recommend using spacer hooks to ensure your baskets maintain their shape even after being filled with stone.

How Much Stone Do You Need to Fill a Gabion Basket?

You can easily determine this by calculating the volume of the gabion basket. Do this by multiplying the length, height, and depth.

For example: How much stone do I need if my gabion basket is 6 m long, 1 m high, and 0.5 m deep?
6 m x 1 m x 0.5 m = 3 cubic meters of stone.

What to Consider When Choosing Stone Fill?

Remember to correctly determine the size of the stone—its fraction—to ensure that during filling, the stone does not fall through the mesh openings.

In our offer, you will find gabion mesh with mesh sizes of 50 x 100 mm and 100 x 100 mm.

What Foundation Do I Need for My Gabion Fence?

If the gabion wall height is up to 1 m, a base of crushed stone compacted to a depth of 10 cm should be sufficient.

If the wall is higher than 1 m, a free-standing gabion will almost always require a concrete foundation, whose width and depth need to be assessed concerning the wall's height. If you lack experience with gabion construction, we recommend consulting a structural engineer.

Regarding retaining walls, in most cases, you will be able to use crushed stone, but again, only after consulting a structural engineer, due to various conditions such as the wall's load, soil conditions, etc.

Assembling a Gabion Basket

The foundation of gabion fencing consists of wire baskets made from welded meshes, composed of a base, side walls, a lid, and dividing partitions, with edges intertwined with spirals and reinforced with spacer hooks.

To assemble a complete basket, you need a total of 6 pieces of gabion mesh, assembly spirals, and spacer hooks.

You can watch the complete installation of a gabion basket in this video.

Advantages of Gabion Fencing:

  • Modern, natural appearance
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Simple and quick installation
  • Permeability of the structure
  • Flexibility of the structure
  • Installation in inaccessible places
  • Low cost
  • Long lifespan
  • Minimal maintenance

Gabion baskets or fences provide a modern natural impression with minimal impact on the environment. They are an ecological and aesthetic solution that requires little maintenance.

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