Reasons for using stone baskets
In recent years, screens made of gabions have enjoyed increasing popularity. Last but not least, this has to do with the following factors:
- economically cheaper than concrete walls
- easier to remove if necessary
- quick assembly
- Possibility of creative design
- Effect as noise protection
- Sense of security
- supporting function on a slope
- long durability
- almost no maintenance effort
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Of course, the cost of a privacy screen made of stone baskets is definitely higher than for one Privacy protection from pallets. For this purpose, such a stone wall in a wire basket can be erected by the relevant companies in a flash and, if necessary, removed again relatively easily. It is important, however, that a solid surface is available for the installation.
Everything from a single source or fill yourself
As a rule, stone baskets can be purchased already filled and placed directly on the spot by a special truck with a lifting crane. The matter becomes a little more tedious if you fill your stone baskets with stones yourself on the spot. Then you not only have to ensure a statically correct installation yourself, but also move tons of stones into the inside of the iron baskets yourself. If necessary, you can also let off steam creatively and achieve a completely individual wall design with different types of stone.
Greening stone baskets with climbing plants
Screen walls made of stone baskets are trendy, but visually they can be compared with the somewhat unnatural charm of a concrete wall. However, they can be very easily planted with climbing plants, as neither the metal grid nor the stone filling of climbing plants are damaged. Suitable Climbing plants for the greening of stone baskets are ivy, for example Trumpet flower or the wisteria.
Tips
Some garden owners prefer to combine the look of the stone baskets with wooden fence elements. Stone baskets in special shapes are available for this purpose, which then serve, for example, as stable support columns for the wooden privacy screens inserted in between.
