Gabion Retaining Walls (INEXPENSIVE & SUPER COOL)

Gabion Retaining Walls are INEXPENSIVE & SUPER COOL!

Hey everybody, Micah, the Outdoor Living Guy – here with another Tuesday Tip for you. This one is on Gabion Walls and why to put a Gabion Wall into your Outdoor Space. Well, there's a lot to it - we're gonna talk all about it in this video so enjoy.

Gabion Walls

First, they are inexpensive, they look cool, and they are not traditional as far as walls are concerned. You see different walls in different neighborhoods and some of them look pretty ugly and worse, they don't hold up long term and need to be replaced. The ones here, Gabion Walls are the best of both worlds.

They look nice, a little bit sleek, they're not the norm and they add a little bit of a contemporary look to your landscape. Sometimes, with a very traditional house and a very traditional landscape, adding a modern feel adds to the overall landscape aesthetic. They showcase the rest of the space while blending in.

Benefits of the Gabion Walls

The name Gabion is obtained from the Italian word for cage. It is usually a wire container filled with rocks or concrete. They can form structures used to stabilize against erosion or in the case of this landscape design, mirror and blend old quarry rock walls with new gabion rock walls.

Fun Bench in the Middle

A fun detail here in this gabion wall - a built in bench. This really cool bench adds interest and a destination. A reason to head outside, pick out a seat - watch the kids play in the lawn. We love this detail. There is another bench built into the old quarry rock wall up higher on the trail to the house.

We hope you can see this gabion wall video gives you the ability to add ‘wall space’ to your landscape design. So, our Tuesday Tip on Gabion Walls in Wire – highly recommends why you should consider them for your backyard enjoyment.

It’s a Wrap!

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[randys]

It would have helped to see more detail on how they are built and the strength factor. They work as a retaining wall. Explain that more.

[_gramcrakka_]

Ok it's a gabion wall. And you can add a bench. It's different than other walls. Thanks for that info.

[diyoregonnowtexas]

How thick should a 4 ft tall gabion retaining wall be?

[davidoooooo]

Can you do this and then functionally drop some cement in and stucco the surface flat?

[aishataviator]

Hey I reached out to a few landscapers and they are having trouble locating locale gabion rock 6inches that I need for my sloped driveway for drainage. I am in 23065, do you recommend any websites to purchase in bulk or locale near my zip code. Or is there a type of specialty that readily has them for purchase.

[kevenclinton]

Used to control erosion and are effective.

[ethanshattuck]

Aside from asthetics, what are the benefits of building this type of wall? can they be used for actual retention of soil if there's an erosion problem or is it just a light duty kind of solution?

[ScruffySkillZ]

Do you not do any kind of "deadmen" or support coming out into the hill to keep it from moving with time?

[docwho]

Can a one use a Gabion wall as a flood wall at the perimeter of a backyard in a flood zone, where the creek is on the far side of the wall? In other words, could a wall such as this retain water?

[jeffclark]

My question is could a guy somehow concrete them all together easily? so you could remove the wire?

[jerrysanders]

I need a long gabion wall (> 200 feet). My main worry is that a long stretch will look unappealing. The bench shown in the video is a good suggestion.

[Checkthefineprint]

Where do you get the cages for these gabion walls

[John-evrm]

Some people might not mind the wire cage look but I'd have to use concrete.

[glennhomestead]

What do you use for fasteners? And prevention of bowing?

[lynnstevens]

Is this wall level on top? Can you put planter boxes on top of it? Thank you.

[ronhall]

Nice video ….. I’m trying to design and retaining wall for the backyard/ patio. How or where can I learn more about Gabion walls??

[ianh]

how to build a curved gabion wall when face curve in convex

[stephenm]

Ya..looks like made for commercial application for hydro

[janecarlo]

How can I keep these walls from growing weeds and does the wire get to be quite dangerous in a few years.

[zzzz]

It attracts way to many bugs and critters. Even with pest control.