Tag: gabion basket

  1. Advantages and disadvantages of gabion baskets

    Gabion baskets are steel wire mesh baskets most commonly used to create retaining walls in order to stabilise slopes and banks and offer protection against erosion. Also known as gabions or gabion cages, gabion baskets can also be used for a variety of other landscaping applications, from unique outdoor seating to natural garden borders. These are ...
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  2. Best-selling gabion stones

    Gabion stones are rocks used to fill gabion baskets for a variety of gabion projects, from retaining walls to garden borders. Gabion stones vary in type of rock, colour and size. At Mainland Aggregates, we supply a variety of gabion stone to meet your project’s requirements...
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  3. What Size are Gabion Baskets?

    Gabion baskets are versatile wire mesh boxes filled with either organic or inorganic materials, such as gabion stones, concrete or soil. The word gabion derives from the Italian word gabbione which means “big cage”. These can also be called gabion cages or gabions for short, and are sometimes misspelt gabien basket...
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  4. How to Build a Gabion Wall

    Whether you want to create decorative garden dividers or a unique front garden fence, a gabion wall will be a great choice for both these projects. Gabion walls are strong outdoor structures that not only provide a firm and permeable base but also add a natural element to any outdoor area when filled with organic materials, such as gabion stones...
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  5. Everything You Need To Know About Gabion Baskets

    Gabion baskets have been used for thousands of years in civil engineering and outdoor landscaping projects. Whether you have been searching for “gabion stone suppliers near me” or are curious to know more about gabion baskets, look no further. To give you some insight into these functional yet decorative outdoor structures, we will answer some ...
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  6. Gabion Walls: What They Are and 10 Benefits of Using Them

    You’ve probably seen them in all kinds of places: wire baskets of stones piled up against slopes and rivers, or neatly dividing green spaces. Gabion walls have seen a resurgence in use and popularity lately, but they are far from new. Used by military and structural engineers for thousands of years, including on the banks of the River Nile, ...
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