Gabion Retaining Walls (INEXPENSIVE & SUPER COOL)

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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.
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[@randys617]

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.

[@tanyawales5445]

Go online and look up the engineering behind gabion construction and placement. Unless you are building a tall retaining wall with gabions the engineering using them is very simple.

[@_gramcrakka_82]

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

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Lol. Thank u 🤣

[@John-ev3rm]

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

[@kevenclinton4970]

Used to control erosion and are effective.

[@diyoregonnowtexas9202]

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

[@tanyawales5445]

Follow a 2:1 (height:width) ratio. The wall can be thicker than 2 ft., of course.

[@jerrysanders8774]

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.

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Thank u SO MUCH! I'm happy that this video helped with your project.

[@dosam_6146]

they never said it helped and you didn’t address their concerns ​@@BackyardDesignGuy

[@ScruffySkillZ]

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

[@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?

[@Moneyminute.]

yes , Retention is the matter of balance between two forces

[@jamex4189]

Wow A King Sis beat! ❤

[@jeffclark5024]

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

[@alyviadennis9686]

Gabion fits right in with that Outdoor Living Space. Very nice.

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Thank u! I love the way it blends in the the existing walls too!

[@erinaltstadt4234]

thank you

[@paradisemarketing5700]

Great info on Gabion Walls. Thank u.

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Thank u😍

[@scottpage4229]

Where do you get the cages for these gabion walls

[@Oklahomie95]

Go to Google or Amazon and search gabion wall panels or retainers, etc. It will find it for you! It’s essential just wire panels or “cattle panels”, they sell in various sizes and lengths

[@glennhomestead4714]

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

[@carriecreative6555]

I’ve seen they have clasps or metal hook like things that wrap around the steel at intervals to keep from bowing. I don’t know the technical terms.

[@247KW]

Love your ideas

[@0zzzz0]

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

[@lynnstevens4793]

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

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Yeah, that should be fine. Yes. Its pretty level on top

[@ianh9871]

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

[@tonycooper4712]

I love your work and videos! You have Given me numerous of ideas. Thanks 🙏🏾

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Well, wow.... thank u. That is very encouraging. It is truly my desire to help people achieve their dream outdoor space....so your words inspire me! Thank you SO much❤

[@tonycooper4712]

You should bring your work to Texas! You would be a billionaire

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Lol. You're to kind. We have done several designs in Texas this season and I hope to be showing those off as finished projects next season 🤙

[@drwho5437]

It's pronounced Gab-ion. Not Gay-bion

[@1ronhall]

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

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Google! Just a thought... I'm sure you could read for days on 'em. They are nice looking for something different . . . thank you Ron and best to you in your backyard design.

[@stephaniehenry5617]

how is this considered inexpensive when the stones to fill them in is costly

[@janecarlo6272]

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

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

I believe they are 50-70 year life. Check with the manufacturer about that though. Thank u

[@janecarlo6272]

How about the weeds, any suggestions it’s just I have a dog couldn’t use weed killer. X

[@tanyawales5445]

Back the gabions with geotech filter fabric to prevent soil moving into the gabion but allowing water movement through it.

[@rr3zart]

Where can you buy the cages from?

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Just Google Gabion Walls Shopping

[@sujpuj]

Don’t the metal mesh rust?

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

gabion wall's lifespan depends on the type of wire used and the amount of salt spray it is exposed to. Something that is very coastal tends to rust out like any metal quicker. The further inland you go the longer they last but 100 years is the typical

[@sujpuj]

@@BackyardDesignGuy Oh right! thank you for your reply.

[@AKorAUSTIN]

Song ID?

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

I'm not sure ...sorry

[@nickmarra6407]

Looks good from a distance. Up close, not so much. It’s just not for me

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

No problem Nick. - thanks for the comment

[@antoniskoutsouras7684]

looks are poor compared to dry wall and its life is as long as the wires that hold it ie. 20 or 30 years max. Dry walls last forever if built properly.

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

We agree but this worked for this property. The original owner had a rock quarry and during the depression to help his employees feed their families, he paid them to build the walls you see in this video. When we were asked to design the space, we used gabion walls to mimic the earlier walls for cohesion. Thank you for your comment!

[@rudy103069]

@@BackyardDesignGuy could you put a stucco cement finnish over top sort of like dry wall finnish?

[@tanyawales5445]

@@rudy103069 No but you could use two rows of stepped gabions to create a bench with a higher back made of gabions and put a flat surface down on top of the shorter gabions to provide seating.

[@hhazelhoff1363]

I really don’t understand why you would go that route with all the rack wall options. And I do not think it’s a good looking system. Looks like one big weed problem to me.

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Thanks for sharing your perspective H. Have a wonderful day

[@technology_pro]

snake central

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Good point. Never considered that 🧐

[@mokotoko6004]

It’s hideous and cheap looking taking away from the natural beauty of natural dry laid stone masonry. The cages will rust over time and the fact that the rocks are just pored into the cage shows it has no actual structural integrity the cage holds everything in place once the cage is compromised with will take about 10 years the structure will fail

[@dabmane]

Even worse, they used round river rock instead of something that would lock better together like angular rock, so once that steel rusts, they’ll tumble out like soccer balls!

[@k.r.studio5876]

This is exactly what I was thinking while watching!

[@tanyawales5445]

Spend 20% more for stainless steel cages and they will last at least fifty years and look beautiful. Then using river rock to fill the gabion cages is not a concern. Large riprap is usually used to decrease the turbulence of water flowing through the gabion especially if you have a gabion mattress on slopes.

[@tanyawales5445]

@@tjhughes7740 You line the back and under the base of the gabion cage with porous landscape fabric before filling it with rocks so water can flow through it but not soil. That prevents erosion and slows down the runoff speed of water during rain events. Putting a 3" compacted crushed rock base where the gabion cage will be placed also helps with drainage and stability. Large boulders or riprap weighs a lot (1.2 - 1.7 tons/cubic yard and a steel cage also adds stability. The force of gravity and internal friction provides stability to the filled gabion cage. Most gabion cages are 3' - 4' tall and do not require anchoring or piers. This is very old technoilogy 7,000 years old dating back to when the Egyptians made gabions using reed baskets filled with rock to prevent erosion and flash flooding.

[@mannyo2909]

I disagree especially if you use stone from the area.

[@scuba6797]

That is the ugliest yard I have ever seen.

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

🤣

[@whyisblue923taken]

Why would you do Gabion walls? SO WE CAN GET HALF-LIFE 3!

[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

Inexpensive????

[@BackyardDesignGuy]

Yep, in relation to other wall options.... TOTALLY

[@thesummerland6165]

@@BackyardDesignGuy I am researching a retaining wall that would help prevent flooding in a flood zone , able to protect a property from flood? I am considering purchasing a property in a flood zone, would a similar stone wall if used with a sealing cement be a possibility, it's .38 acre and a perimeter would be quite large, thank you

[@disposabull]

@@thesummerland6165 Earth berm with concrete cloth over the top.

[@tanyawales5445]

@@thesummerland6165 Your best bet is to have a property on stilts with parking on a concrete slab underneath. Gabions don't prevent flooding but they do slow flood waters down significantly and that prevents erosion. Here's a short video showing a quick and dirty gabion solution to stream flash flooding. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKHTnKNsjqt2Z80

[@mottthehoople693]

inexpensive? my arse...expensive as hell