How to place a gabion wall in your garden

The aesthetics of homes are becoming increasingly important: owners want to have a practical, modern, and beautiful house. This means that more and more people spend time and invest in quality materials for furniture, appliances, or garden decor.

When it comes to the gardens of houses, businesses, and other places, they are receiving more and more attention: people want to enjoy time outdoors and enjoy well-kept and especially beautiful patios. One option for this is to create garden divisions with a gabion wall. This is one of the most commonly used methods today because of the originality and organic beauty of the result.

What are gabions?

Directly coming from engineering works, gabions are a kind of rectangular metal mesh 'basket' that is filled with stones. Their usual use is to create retaining walls, preserve soils from the attacks of erosion, and control river channels, since they have very high resistance and, being stones inside a mesh, they can only move as a unit.

These structures have also become a decorative object in many outdoor areas due to their originality and the striking result. Exterior house facades, garden walls, and even gabion planters are now part of the interior design projects of many professionals.

Making gabions

Many people wonder how to make gabions at home, especially when thinking about installing small decorative structures.

You only need to get the metal structure, install it on a firm and level surface, assemble the structure, and secure it with metal rings.

Once the structure is assembled and placed in its position, it is time to fill it. Traditionally it is filled with irregular stones, but since in the case of gardens they usually have an ornamental use, some people opt for recycled brick, small logs, or even smooth stone.

How are they installed?

Obviously, there is a procedure for placing gabions in a safe way and getting the most out of this type of wall. It is worth bearing in mind that when people think of gabions they only imagine robust and wide walls, but the truth is that the flexibility of the metal structure allows gabions to be produced in different shapes and thicknesses, something that makes it possible to play with spaces to create interesting and striking installations.

The procedure for placing gabions begins by arranging and checking the metal structure to ensure that it has the desired shape and volume and that there are no imperfections. Once this is confirmed, the different boxes are assembled, tied together, and the structure is created in the desired shape and location.

Before filling them with rocks, the metal mesh should be tensioned: this consists of placing wires that tighten the structure to prevent it from deforming once it starts to be filled with stones.

Now, the process would be completed by filling the metal mesh with stone and closing it perfectly. 

Gabion walls and decorative objects are the latest trend in gardens and outdoor spaces of homes. They bring a touch of distinction, elegance, and originality to properties. That is why more and more people are using them.