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.

gabion basket mitre

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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mitred gabion without rock

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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gabion mitred with rock

Completed gabion mitre corner detail

To create a curved wall effect you, repeat the mitre on each gabion basket, .

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curved wall set out plan

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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gabion triangle detail

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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helicals connecting gabions

A single helical can join 3 sheets of gabion mesh

No need to order extra helicals.

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gabion fillet detail

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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gabion fillet detail convex

Example of 75mm wide wedge detail, without lid

On inside of curve.

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multi layered gabions

Multi-layered curved gabion wall

The basket sizes changed on each row of the gabion retaining wall

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curved gabion corner detail

Curved corner detail

The base and lid need to be hand laced to the vertical panels .

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rolling mesh example

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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curved wall set out

Example of a double curve setout

Care must be taken to ensure the curves are parallel so the lid fits

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curved wall complete

Double Curve finished wall

The lids and bases were also site curved by gently tapping the mesh with a hammer.

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curved wall lid detail

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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gabion curved seating

Curved gabion wall with seating

The seating also acts as a lid, and provides a clean finish to the wall.

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gabion curved wall set out

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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paving slab capped gabion

Curved wall with stone capping detail

An alternative to timber capping the gabion wall.

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gabion set out geometry

Example of the radius maths, to establish optimum gabion size

Best to do a scale drawing of curved wall, prior to ordering gabions.

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