Gabion Systems
Gabions and Gabion Baskets in Los Angeles, CA
Weinstein Retrofitting offers gabions, gabion baskets, and gabion systems to help against tough mudslide applications. Used for centuries, gabions are an effective measure to take against soil erosion and falling landslides.
Gabions have different uses and applications, such as walls and benches. You can create custom garden benches or you can create walls that stack high to protect against steep hillsides sloping into your property. Gabions, generally speaking, are rocks or stones placed within cages made of wire mesh.
Gabion Wall
Invented by Leonardo Da Vinci centuries ago, gabions were first used to create barricades during times of war to protect against enemy fire and invasion. Today, Weinstein Retrofitting can offer this innovative solution to protect your home against damage from falling land in Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Palos Verdes, La Canada Flintridge, Santa Monica, Malibu, Newport Beach, and surrounding areas in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties.
Gabion baskets are towered high to form a wall.
Advantages of Gabion Systems
Handling and Construction: The materials are easy to load, unload, and place. The speed for construction is quick.
Endurance: Gabion baskets resist rust allowing it to absorb water erosion. The materials hold together for many years and it is natural to the environment.
Application: Gabion systems vary widely in how they are used. From ponds, dam walls, cladding for building structures, slope stabilization, riverbanks and drainage channels, storm surge protection, and wave erosion protection on beaches.
Drainage: Gabions disperse the pressure of water flowing through it allowing for good natural drainage runoff.
The advantages and limitations of gabion systems depend mostly on site condition as Weinstein Retrofitting has the manpower, resources, and equipment to create your most desirable custom gabion system perfect for your home or property.