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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A single helical can join 3 sheets of gabion mesh
No need to order extra helicals.
We hundreds of curved wall set out examples on file,
Please email us your radius and required wall thickness, and we will email setout information
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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.