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ASSEMBLY &FILLING GUIDE FOR WELDED WIRE MESH GABIONS
Before starting assembly ... put on your safety glasses and work gloves !!!
Each gabion includes: Corner stiffeners, spiral binders (these are long spring- like formed
wire for panel joints) and a coil of tie wire
GAB I O N PART S
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ALTERNATE FASTENING
C' HOG RINGS : Can be supplied at an additional cost and can be used for all jointing of units.
Closing the rings requires a mechanical tool (smaller projects) and a pneumatic gun ( larger projects).
C' rings must be fixed every other mesh space on all joints as shown below
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IF YOU ARE
USING TIE
WIRE, USE
HALF-HITCH
LACING AT 3"
ALL
SPIRAL
BINDERS
Rotate front, back, ends and diaphragms vertically and join using the spiral ties (Fig 2).
Note :Assemble internal joints and all side panel joints .
Set assembled units in position to the correct line, level and inclination as required by the
design and form joint to the adjacent units vertically.

Unfold gabion panels and layout flat (6' basket shown in Fig 1)
LID
DIAPHRAGM
FOLDED
BACK ONTO
BASE
END BASE END
FRONT FIG 1
Adjacent panels should be joined together at intersecting corners by winding the spiral tie starting at
the top and winding down the mesh.
At the top and bottom end of the spiral tie, turn the ends back vertically and close tight to secure the
spiral from moving.
Corner stiffeners and a coil of lacing wire is supplied for internal bracing and joining to adjacent
baskets.
Adjacent panels can be joined together by a common spiral or tie wire, weaving in and out of each
mesh opening. As the wire is weaved in and out of the mesh it is pulled in the direction of weaving
which then forms a tight joint.
All horizontal joints are laced in the factory except the lid. Start and finish lacing the lid with wire
wrapped around each panel opening 3 times.
It is recommended that the maximum length to be laced is approximately 3 ft. This requires about 5 ft
of wire.
NOTE: Do not cut all tie wire, as longer lengths of wire are needed for internal bracing.
Turn last coil through. -
90 degrees to lock coil
Turn first coil through
90 degrees to lock coil
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MULTIPLE COURSES:
LOWER THE LIDS.
PLACE THE NEXT
COURSE OF
GABIONS. USE
SPIRALS (OR
TIE WIRE) TO
PERMANENTLY
BIND THE BOTTOM
EDGES TO THE
FILLED GABIONS.
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BE SURE TO HOOK THE
STIFFENERS ACROSS A
AS SHOWN.
CRIMP BOTH ENDS OF
CqlWELD INTERSECTION
THE STIFFENERS
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STIFFENER INSTALLATION
BEFORE FILLING,, INSTALL STIFFENERS
ACROSS THE CORNERS OF THE GABIONS
ON ALL EXTERIOR SIDES
NO STIFFENERS IN OF THE STRUCTURE
INTERIOR CELLS
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TWO ROWS OF
1/5 STIFFENERS
(L+ PER CELL) ARE
1/3 REQUIRED AT ALL
EXTERIOR SIDES
AN 18"
GABION A 12"
REQUIRES - GABION
ONLY ONE ; DOES NOT
ROW OF ° REQUIRE
STIFFENERS ' STIFFENERS
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WIRE REINFORCING:
To prevent bulging of the face panels, make a wire loop from the front to back panel forming a
windlass bracing tie. Using a flat rock or bar create a tourniquet which pulls the front and back
panels together (FIG 4). Loose or under -tightened ties may cause bulging.
Timbers or scaffold tubes can be temporarily wired to the face externally to act as a brace to
prevent bulging. Remove brace when filling is complete
CORNER STIFFENERS:
These are important components that will help to keep your gabions square. Position
stiffeners at 12" and 18" level for 3 ft deep units and at 9" level for 18" deep units. Also install
stiffeners in each corner in the center of the rear panel. Hook the stiffeners four meshes in
from the corner around a weld intersection as shown in photo. Crimp both ends of the
stiffeners closed. (FIG 5).
FIG 5

FIELD MODIFICATIONS:
GAB I ONS MAY BE FIELD (�
CUT TO FIT CURVES,
CULVERTS OR ANGLES.
RECONNECT THE ENDS
OF THE GABIONS THE
SAME WAY YOU WOULD
ASSEMBLE AN UNCUT
G AB I ON
FILLING:
Fill the gabion unit with correctly graded rock type to 1/3 full level for 3 ft deep units or 1/2 full
level for 18" deep units. Fill a series of cells in a run. If large voids are visible within the cell,
re -orient the rock to minimize the voids. If a hand -packed face is required, place rocks into the
cells, load to the back of the cell first, then hand pick rocks for the facing and stack to achieve
a dry stone wall appearance on the face.
BEGIN THE FILL
CHECK THE WALL ALIGNMENT
BEFORE YOU BEGIN BACKFILLING.
USE 3-I/2" TO 12" CLEAN STONE, OR
CHECK THE PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS
(SOME REQUIRE DIFFERENT SIZES).
PLACE THE STONE IN 12" LIFTS. SPREAD
IT BY HAND TO MINIMIZE VOIDS. TAKE
CARE TO KEEP THE BASKETS SQUARE
AND THE DIAPHRAGMS STRAIGHT.
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FORMING ANGLES WITH GAB I ONS
TO FORM A CONCAVE ANGLE 1.
(PLAN VIEW LOOKING DOWN ON THE WALL)
BRIM THE BACK OF SOPRIRAE BACK
THE GABION IF GABIONOF
NECESSARY WIRE WALL
REMOVE THE
END PANEL ON FACE OF
THE LEFT GABION GABION
AND SLIDE THE SPIRAL WALL
END OF THE RIGHT
GABION INSIDE. OVERLAP
THE BOTTOM AND LID PANELS
TO FORM A CONVEX ANGLE
(PLAN VIEW LOOKING DOWN ON THE WALL)
SPREAD THE GAB IONS
APART AS NECESSARY
BACK OF
GABION
WALL
SP I RAL
FACE OF
GABION WALL
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NARROW GABION WALLS
Narrow width Gabions used to construct free standing walls must be stabilized using internal pipes or
structural steel posts imbedded in concrete as illustrated below:
40mm box section post Gabion Basket put over t top of post
p° the post gees through t mesh
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PLEASE NOTE:
The information contained in this document along with any attachments is provided as information only and accurate to the best of our
knowledge. Gabion Supply - a LWECO Group company (Seller) assumes no liability for the use of this information by the purchaser or
ultimate end user. The purchaser and/or end user assumes sole responsibility for the project design, safety, unloading, site logistics,
installation, suitability and actual use of products offered for sale by Seller. Seller disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied as to
merchantability or fitness of its products for a particular purpose.
"« FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN A POOR QUALITY INSTALLATION AND MAY BE
STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND
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