Gabion Wall DIY 2018

Building the gabion cages and wall for Our Smallish Farm

[@virginiajorda4226]

I adore that shelf idea!! Looks awesome!!!

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Thank you. We try to reuse things around here.

[@camgreer]

That was great the way the 4x4's fit right into the mesh openings. Fine looking wall. You made it look easy.

[@1cozykitten444]

WOW. Looks beautiful. I've always wanted one but don't know how to do it. The shelf with the plants is genius. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@bosatsu76]

I've been watching gabion videos for hours... this is the nicest one... Good job.

[@annaknight5]

Haha I've been watching them for a while now. I'm surprised it doesn't need any posts with concrete in the ground as some sort of support.

[@roseavilac.845]

@@annaknight5 Me second😂.

[@jamesw6484]

Beautiful piece of art! Also good for storms and tornadoes too👍

[@g1998k]

Gabion walls are great BUT in this case where there is a boundary with an adjacent property they should have allowed for a non permable mesh between the fence and gabion mesh to stop neighbouring vegetation from creeping into their wall. Beyond that I am a strong supporter of Gabions and congratulate people when using them. Reducing CO2 emmissions by using plenty of silica (coarse aggregate or stones) and 4 to 5mm recycled hot dipped galvanised mesh. Bravo..!!

[@hankscactus3973]

The mesh is a very good suggestion... Where were you when we were planning this? ^^ Hope your day is really good!

[@g1998k]

Hello from the tiny island of CYPRUS. When I started importing and using GABIONS for my house (around 600m2 Gabion surface area) most people thought I was building a chicken farm,,,,,))))

[@Ariel-xz8lg]

Stunning! Well done! Thank you for the inspiration.

[@johnmorgan1313]

You guys do great work, I just love it

[@ripsagoly]

That looks lovely 😊 well done !!!

[@richardflaherty2373]

thank you for taking the time for this GREAT informative and entertaining video. It looks very nice.

[@dr.mcdonaldclasses3578]

Most excellent. Be proud of yourselves. Thanks for sharing this.

[@Olgasgreenland]

Oh my you worked so hard. But it looks so beautiful and natural. Well done to both of you. I love it.

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Thank you, we have fun when we do these things.

[@hankscactus3973]

Thank you Olga. We enjoy the yard and every rock has a story ^^

[@PLANETA_CURIOSO_360]

Great job!!! greetings from Bolivia

[@louisecross]

Looks great, you've inspired me thanks

[@shanelee3754]

Good job guys! Looks awesome!!

[@puretruth6379]

Absolutely beautiful, I love it.

[@DerekP2050]

That looks really cool! good fences - good neighbours ;)

[@martintipping3948]

Great video, nicely made showing the important stages. Many thanks!

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Thanks for watching and responding. I hope it helps your build :D

[@hankscactus3973]

Thanks! Hope your day is really good!

[@stevew1851]

Totally brilliant design. I would changed the wood posts to iron fence post for durability.

[@hankscactus3973]

Wow! I REALLY love that wall. ^^

[@PRACTICALBUSHCRAFTSURVIVAL]

FANTASTIC JOB ,WELL DONE...

[@genetm.19]

Amazing! Team work well done

[@robviolin1]

Wow 😮- great job. 👍

[@siamsimte6918]

Thats a great work 👍

[@Bpositive00]

Superbly done...great work

[@user-ku4kz2sn4b]

Super! Well done!👍

[@invictu4488]

I love the 'help' given by the cat🐱 and poultry🐔 lol! 😀 Am sure they gave it a thorough walking inspection afterwards... 😉

[@girasolbees6880]

👏👏 Awesome! It looks really nice. Great idea. 🤔🌵🌻

[@user-xq1eu2br2n]

Какие вы молодцы!!!

[@hankscactus3973]

Thanks!!

[@bobolson7610]

Wow. That's awesome! I like that!

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

thank you

[@randyrobertson7775]

The shelves are genius. Thanks for sharing.

[@backwoodsbully9841]

That is the kind of rock we have here in North Dakota and tons of it. Looks like I found my next project. Not near as high. Probably 2 feet tall and 8-10 feet long

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

I am sure you will love it. Enjoy

[@zpoedog]

I think these folks did a great job and it looks good. I was in construction for 40 years and made a few Gabion walls but always filled them with a tractor. I would have used a walk behind loader and laid down planks to run on. Hope the city inspector does't make them take it down.

[@83RBurke]

Looks very nice, how concerned are you about rust?

[@JoshuaAndreu]

Nice and good work :)

[@lisarandall1544]

I love it! We are going to try it.

[@carlosaquino8917]

That's is awesome I love it

[@brt5273]

Very nice effect

[@user-xt7oc5pp7p]

Bravo, j aime beaucoup !

[@ThomasJScharmann]

Brilliant!

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

thank you

[@nicanorsanchez3183]

Wooowww Amazing great. I ll. Do one congrts.regards

[@barbmarsh886]

Love it love it loveit

[@johnnelson9309]

Fine job, you show offs.😁

[@Melicoy]

awesome thanks

[@thelastchange3346]

Amazing

[@Tier1Norseman]

I need to do this in my back yard to cover the yard Nazi neighbor's house behind mine since I hate looking at his house/fence ha ha ha! 😂 Looks absolutely amazing!

[@yeimerbarbosa1089]

Exelente muy bonito

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Thank you

[@andrzejkrauze9100]

Cool man

[@user-oy1sp9zl9q]

Классно!

[@robertallencad1]

Nice!

[@chrisspears5232]

Looks awesome! Are you able to share a photo of how it’s holding up now

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

We lived there for five years, during that time it remained unchanged and we loved it. We moved out of state and cannot comment on it's condition now. We plan on doing another gabion fence and shed in our new home. We really love gabion.

[@sharkboyjuan]

How much distance did you install.. I probably missed that number.. thanks for sharing!

[@dfox344]

Thank you for sharing. Where did you get the metal fence material...

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Tractor Supply Store

[@joatmofa0405]

*KUDOs* - Educational for the diy'er!!!

[@MrFakit]

Now I know what to do with all the rock on my property

[@sureshkoranga9277]

Superb

[@normacabrera5951]

Que lindos

[@brianreddington9478]

Looks really great. What gauge wire in those utility panels?

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

6 gauge steel wire according to Tractor Supply :D. They come in 16 ft. panels. I used to have to cut them in half in their parking lot to load them on my car top. Now we haul them on our van rack.

[@brianreddington9478]

@@oursmallishfarm3783 Thanks for the info. Again, that wall looks great.

[@vernondavis7199]

Nice job. What was the spacing for your front to back wall tie ins?

[@hankscactus3973]

The squares are 4 inches. The anti-spreaders... front to back tie ins = every 8 to 10 squares.

[@danieldelarosa4884]

Guys, love the fence. What steel gauge is that wire mesh? And where did you purchase it. I want to avoid bulging. thanks

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Thank you. We bought them at Tractor Supply. The panels 5' x 16' with 4" squares were 4 gauge (I think they sell 6 gauge now). I believe the key to decreasing bulging is the cross sections for our fence.

[@gyebiwinfred]

brilliant

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

thank you

[@1DoctorMoo]

Really nice. I enjoyed your video. Can you let me know the depth of the wall? Also, did you need to brace the span with additional wire to prevent the wall bulging?

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Hi Doc, the main supports are 2.5 to 3 feet thick and are about 6 ft apart. The run/wall is about 1.5 to 2 ft thick and has braces about every 1.5 ft apart. I show how we made the braces in the video using the same utility panel material. Hope this helps. At the end of the video is a breakdown of materials. Thanks for asking.

[@user-vl1dl3ke1y]

👍👍👍

[@user-ti6vc2en8h]

Кросата 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@2quick4u84]

Hi how long can those cages last and are they antioxidant? thanks and great work.

[@hankscactus3973]

Galvanized. They will last a whole lot longer than us. ^^ Hope your day is really good.

[@sogodogoadama5731]

Very interested

[@lynnstevens4793]

I love the look, but it must have been costly for all of those rocks?

[@hankscactus3973]

Materials cost is very comparable to standard wood fences. The labor is the big difference. I know we could not afford to have someone do it for us.

[@larryrobertson3310]

so what was the cost just for all of the river rock

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Rock is 4-6" cobble, about 16 square yards @ $50 per yard (free delivery for orders over 4 sq. yards) about $800. if I recall.

[@99speedtriple]

Nice work ! But, Holy Moly! I can't even imagine on how long and how much money that took. I'm guessing if a contractor did that, it would be upwards of 15K! Please tell me if that was low or high.

[@hankscactus3973]

The materials cost was actually very comparable to a wood fence. The sweat effort was all us. We paced ourselves and we found joy in doing it. I imagine we could never afford someone to build it for us.

[@bobbrua8758]

where did you get the wire at. nice job

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

We bought the wire at Tractor Supply Store, it is utility panel

[@gregbrucks9710]

How thick did you make the wall front to back and is that 4x4 sheep panels.

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

They are 4 x 4 panels, but tractor supply calls them "utility panels" and the sheep panels are 2 x 4 there I think. The panels are 5' tall by 16 ft long.

[@hankscactus3973]

At 1:43 you can see a spreader panel is being made. They have 3 squares in the middle. 12 inch is how tight it being held at the tightest points. So the wall is at least 12 inches thick … rock thick. You can not see through it. Hope your day is really good.

[@a.blakelee8807]

what was total cost for this project? Did you put post in the ground using cement? would you use posts if you weren't adding wwood on top? by the way love the look!

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Sorry for not replying sooner, don't check often. Posts were tamped in (no cement). Cost will vary, but our aprox cost was: Rock (cobble) $770. + Utility wire panels $885. + posts around $250 = $1905 total Round up to $2K for brackets and screws etc. Although I don't know where we found it, we based our build on Army core of engineers table on materials for gabion. You could search internet to find perhaps. They used posts so we did also.

[@rosarioarroyo720]

14 yards of cobble rock to make it how high and how long in feet?

[@hankscactus3973]

The wire part is 5' high. The wood parts top out at about 6.5' Thanks for watching ^^

[@razikulaksz]

Harika 😉

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

thank you translate teşekkür ederim, sağol

[@vivalaleta]

Handsome.

[@peteralanjolly]

what gauge / size wire did you use and where did you get it please

[@porfirioderas-lopez2731]

I bought mine at Rural King, is widely used in farms, those are very strong welded panels (strong enough to retain cows, horses, sheep, hogs). Price range from $20.00 to $70.00.

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

6 ga. wire welded galvanized steel wire from Tractor Supply. They have several types, this was called 'utility panel' and is 5 ft. tall and 16 ft. long.

[@henrysmifth536]

👍👍👍💪🏽

[@user-bs6fz6ti6t]

Наверное со всего Аула камни по стаскивали, что бы состряпать у себя такой огромный габион. Змеееиии таааам!!! - Будут жить, просто замечательно.

[@johnmazza9432]

It looks great but that is a lot of weight stranding tall in the air and the basket sections might bow outward or even tip over especially if someone pulled or climbed on the cage. I like the idea and was thinking about constructing retain walls using similar materials . I just want to be careful about the construction.

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Not to worry, our wall won't budge when pulled or climbed on. There are formulas on gabion width, height, and support published by the Army Corp of Engineers you can reference for building.

[@kadiroruc473]

It looks good but is it really safe?

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

I always felt safe on the inside of it - for sure!

[@seventhleo]

How much rock did you use and how much was the cost if you dont mind sharing that info? I know prices change, but it would give me an figure to think about at least.

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

14 cubic yards of rock (cobble) cost us $770. 10 - 5' utility panels cost $885 at the time. 9 - 4"x6"x 8' posts cost about $250. The rock quarry was only a couple miles away and delivered free for orders over 4 yards. We paid $55 per yard but I just checked their website and it is up to $68 per yard now. But I would venture that the utility panels are still the biggest expense. Have fun.

[@Werdna881]

It looks great! Did you do anything to prepare your foundation, or is it just sitting on the ground without any preparation?

[@hankscactus3973]

The ground is level, but gravity really does all the work. :-D

[@julieankhan.2801]

@@hankscactus3973 you just put it on the ground? I read you have to dig 4" then fill with crushed stone, then put the gabion fence on it. Maybe that is for places with cold winters/freeze/thaw.

[@hankscactus3973]

@@julieankhan.2801 There are wooden posts sunken in each of the rock pillars. The wire cages are secured to each post. The army corps of engineers has guide to how high a gabion wall can be and how they can be secured. These walls are very stable. Hope your day is really good ^^

[@jasonmcfarland3696]

What would frost heave do to a wall like this?

[@hankscactus3973]

We live in central valley of California.. and I do not really know what frost heave is.. I will have to google it. Our frost is the little ice crystals that form on the blades of grass... and I can tell you it has no impact on the wall ^^ I hope your day is really good!

[@UZin1010]

Chickens are strolling

[@bonanzatime]

Looks Nice (except for the wire)

[@Elzem-Esila]

Harika

[@hankscactus3973]

Thank you!

[@jordij.7227]

Good!!! What is the square size of mesh? 10x10 centimeters?

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

it is 4 inches square, I believe that is close to 10 cm square

[@Declan1205]

Was the rocks free?

[@hankscactus3973]

The local quarry has free delivery when you buy 4 yards or more at one time. So we did that. ^^ Hope your day is really good.

[@a.blakelee8807]

How long did this project take?

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

The cage bending took 3 to 4 weekends, the rock drop about the same. It is not to bad when you just think "one rock at a time."

[@JoseMartinez-ev4sg]

are those 4x4 or 6x6 posts?

[@hankscactus3973]

4 x 6. 🙃

[@someblokecalleddave1]

In the UK that's about $8000 of stones.

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Wow! The quarry nearby delivered it to the front yard - 14 cubic yards @ $55. per yard. They delivered free for anything over 4 yards. So $770. plus sales tax totaled around $850. USD. We would not have used stone at 10 times the cost. We have since moved and are making another gabion post fence.

[@sherryb1159]

what type of wire? size name?

[@mamasboy9886]

And protect you against Bullets

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

We like to call it bullet and dog resistant lol. Our cats loved the courtyard because they could watch everything and always be safe.

[@Lordcirdan]

gaVion!

[@bjones263]

how did you keep it from bowing out under the weight?

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

Gravity pulls the rocks down and not sideways, so most the pressure is below. We used heavy gauge wire panels (for horses/cattle) to frame the rock. But I have done this with chicken wire as well when on the ranch, just not as high.

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

check where I am bending wires on the bench, those pieces are installed inside the wall to hold the two sides together. You can see them on the wall once you know what to look for. I hope this helps.

[@rudygtrz]

use hog rings and hog ring plyers

[@Melicoy]

nie work will you be my neightbours?

[@MYLIFE-ru]

лайк

[@keya31gville]

I bet they still sore 7/12/19 lol nice job guys

[@alejandrofaundeza4768]

No hay fundacion en la tierra??

[@oursmallishfarm3783]

I don't speak Spanish or Portuguese, but I think you are asking about a foundation. No foundation. Gabion does not require foundation because the stones are loose in the cage. No Mortar, just gravity.

[@investing4arellanos]

Do you notice a reduction in outside noise?

[@hankscactus3973]

Yes, There is also a nice cooling effect in the summer, when I water the lawn and the rocks get wet... and there is a nice thermal effect that helps plants resist frost, in the winter... not that it really gets cold here... we only need a little protection and the rocks have a noticeable effect on the frost area.

[@chrischris4788]

@@hankscactus3973 That's the answers I was looking for! I'm about to build a gabion wall to help reduce noise and something that will also provide a place for insects to thrive. Thanks for the inspirational vid and information in your replies, keep on keeping on!