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Gabion garden walls

6 years ago

Hi, we are building a new home in SW19 and would like to use gabion walls in our garden as retaining walls. I am struggling to find a gabion wall contractor. Can anyone help? thanks

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Blooming Planters Garden Design
6 years ago
You can buy the cages online & ask your builder to fill them. I am not sure there are any specialist contractors.
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Lithic CIC
6 years ago
Companies such as CED or London Stone could supply suitable stone. Buy cages online as advised above. Any landscaper, builder could fit and fill them. Have used them in a stream. Saved a garden!
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Garden Design Guru
6 years ago
Gabions are a very straightforward way of building retaining walls if the design is right. It shouldn't be a problem for any professional contractor.

I would recommend having a design in place first. The sizes of gabions tend to go from quite small for domestic work to very large for commercial and so it wouldn't be surprising if making some to fit your project was the best option.

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