Common types
Spiral wire joints
Spiral wire is easy to install and is the most commonly used method for welded gabion baskets assembly and reinforcement accessories.it provides a safe and uniform connection between adjacent welded mesh panels, ensuring the stability of the structure.
- Materials: Galvanized and Galfan-coated wires (Galfan offers better corrosion resistance).
- Wire Diameter Options: 2.2 mm to 4.5 mm.
- Pitch (spacing between spirals): 20–100 mm.
- Spiral Inner Diameter: 15–25 mm standard, with custom options.
- Length: 30 mm to 1000 mm standard, with custom lengths available.
"C" Style Hog Rings("C" bow rings)
"C" bow rings also known as "C" Hog Rings, A low-cost alternative to screw fittings that can be quickly installed using pneumatic/manual C-ring pliers.
- Wire Diameter: 2.3/3 mm.
- Length: 45 mm.
- Tensile Strength: 1700–2000 N/mm².
- Material: High-quality steel (AISI 304) or stainless steel wire.
- Anti-Rust Treatment: Galvanized or zinc-5% aluminum alloy plating.
- Limitation: Not recommended for edge fastening (unlike spiral joints).
U clips
The U-clips also known as gabion clips, is made of stainless steel and is very suitable for connecting gabion mesh panels and making decorative cages. Simply use a pair of pointed nose pliers to easily secure it. It is recommended to install a U-clips buckle every 150-200 millimeters along the cage body.
- M3 × 20 × 8: Suitable for 3mm steel wire, buckle width 8mm, length 20mm
- M4 × 25 × 10: Suitable for 4mm steel wire, buckle width 10mm, length 25mm
- M5 × 30 × 12: Suitable for 5mm steel wire, buckle width 12mm, length 30mm
Note: M represents the diameter of the adapted steel wire, and the last two items are the dimensions of the buckle body (length x width)
Gabion reinforcing ribs
Also known as Gabion stiffener rods are internal or corner bracing elements used to maintain the shape and structural integrity of gabion baskets during and after filling. They help keep the gabion boxs square and prevent swelling caused by the weight of the filling material (usually stones).
- Installation position: Usually installed diagonally at the corner of the gabion, about 300 millimeters away from the corner, or vertically spaced every 300 millimeters in unconstrained units..
- Binding steel wire or prefabricated reinforcement: Used as a substitute for internal support..
Gabion Tie Wire
also called lacing wire is the soft annealed steel wire used to lace the edges and diaphragms of gabion baskets together on site.
- Diameter: 1.8 mm – 2.2 mm
- Material:heavily hot-dip-galvanised zinc coating 240–290 g/m²; PVC-coated，stainless steel tie wire.
- Form: supplied in 25 kg coils or small 1 kg “hand rolls”.
- Consumption rule-of-thumb: allow 5% of the gabion basket weight (about 1.2–1.5 kg tie wire per 1 m³ basket)
- Purpose: stitches mesh panels, secures lids, joins baskets wall-to-wall, and forms internal bracing “cross-ties” to prevent bulging
