Welded Wire Mesh Gabions and Gabion Mattresses Installation Guide
Gabions and Mattresses are factory cut from plain and PVC coated galvanized welded wire mesh. The components are fastened together at our factory with binders, then folded and shipped flat to the job site. No flattening, bending or folding is required in the field. The sides and diaphragms are raised and connected with temporary fasteners. The baskets are then ready to be placed on a prepared foundation. Once the first course is in place, all gabions are permanently secured with “corkscrew” spiral binders the full height of all corners to hold them in place. Next, preformed stiffeners are installed (3’ baskets only) and filling can begin. Typically, a 3’x3’x6’ gabion takes less than five minutes to assemble and is ready for fill. The strength of welded wire mesh offers many advantages. It allows machine filling. It is easy to hold the alignment of the face. Also, if a gabion must be cut to fit site conditions, the wire can be cut with bolt cutters without losing structural stre