kitset gabion baskets for curved walls
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Gabion walls are cheaper, much stronger and quicker to install than any other rock wall.
Site cut gabions to create a mitre corner detail
You should order gabions 150mm to 300mm longer than needed to allow for variations between drawings and actual site measurements
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Gabion1 only supply the standard 6 sided kitset flat packed gabions
You will need to site cut these gabions with bolt cutters to make the corner detail, .
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Completed gabion mitre corner detail
To create a curved wall effect you, repeat the mitre on each gabion basket, .
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Kitset gabion baskets come in 1000’s of different sizes
Once you know the radius of the curve Gabion1 can suggest the best size baskets to achieve a smooth curve
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Gabion1 can supply the additional panels to create the triangle wedge detail
The radius measurement and gabion basket size will determine the required panel size
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A single helical can join 3 sheets of gabion mesh
No need to order extra helicals.
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Example of 75mm wide wedge detail, without lid
On outside of curve, wedge panels can be supplied 75, 150, 225, or 300mm wide depending on curve radius
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Multi-layered curved gabion wall
The basket sizes changed on each row of the gabion retaining wall
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Curved corner detail
The base and lid need to be hand laced to the vertical panels .
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An example of how to site bend the flat mesh
Curved sides are slightly more time consuming than the triangle wedge solution.
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Example of a double curve setout
Care must be taken to ensure the curves are parallel so the lid fits
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Double Curve finished wall
The lids and bases were also site curved by gently tapping the mesh with a hammer.
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Close up of site curved gabion lid
The lids are provided square and true by Gabion1, the installer then bends them into shape on site.
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Curved gabion wall with seating
The seating also acts as a lid, and provides a clean finish to the wall.
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Example of gabion baskets laid out in curve, ready for filling
The full wall is laid out to check the curve, prior to placing rocks..
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Curved wall with stone capping detail
An alternative to timber capping the gabion wall.
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Example of the radius maths, to establish optimum gabion size
Best to do a scale drawing of curved wall, prior to ordering gabions.