Gabion baskets

[Paul A]

Hi all 

 

Want to build some gabions, any idea where's the cheapest to buy from. I've tried Google but nothing coming up too cheap and too much choice 

[Gone West]

We have just finished building some gabions. I bought ours from Fine Mesh Metals. I have some more to build next year and from the experience I have gained I will build my own baskets by crimping sheets of galvanised mesh. It should be a lot cheaper and the crimping tool and fittings are easy to buy. I faced the baskets with sandstone from the garden and backfilled with concrete blocks from the demolished garage.

 

https://www.gabionbaskets.co.uk/gabion/gabion-design-and-prices

 

[JohnMo]

Got our big ones 2x1x1m from a builders merchants, but we'll also got smaller ones about 300 deep various lengths from B&Q.

[Paul A]

35 minutes ago, Gone West said:

We have just finished building some gabions. I bought ours from Fine Mesh Metals. I have some more to build next year and from the experience I have gained I will build my own baskets by crimping sheets of galvanised mesh. It should be a lot cheaper and the crimping tool and fittings are easy to buy. I faced the baskets with sandstone from the garden and backfilled with concrete blocks from the demolished garage.

 

https://www.gabionbaskets.co.uk/gabion/gabion-design-and-prices

 

Looks great, thanks for the info

 

[Dave Jones]

if only one side is visible you can get a divider to go inside the baskets tso the back can be filled with cheap ballast and only the front faced with expensive stone.

[markc]

You only put good stone at the front anyway and backfill with ballast etc. the “dividers” are just there to hold bigger cages in shape, not to separate materials as you need the gabions  to be packed tight or settlement makes a real mess of them.

also buy well not cheap! Poorly galvanised cages do not last, they are intended for temporary works only or where they will be covered over as works progress

Edited October 16, 2022 by markc