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Reinventing Stormwater Drainage at Wedgewood Complex, Kloof with Gabion Baskets

Reinventing Stormwater Drainage at Wedgewood Complex, Kloof with Gabion Baskets

Wedgewood Complex in Kloof, KZN, faced significant challenges with its stormwater drainage system.

The Gabion Baskets team was brought in by the homeowners association to evaluate and revamp a reno mattress channel that had been catering to not only the complex but also runoff from the adjacent road.

Assessment:

Upon visiting the site, our project manager observed that the existing mattresses were galvanized and had been in place for approximately ten years. The mattresses exhibited signs of rust, and rocks were beginning to wash out from them.

Solution:

We proposed a more extensive mattress channel to distribute water more evenly and recommended the use of PVC-coated mattresses to enhance the lifespan of the installation.

Implementation and Results:

Although the initial installation was relatively small, it prioritized the section closest to the houses along the channel. This proved to be highly effective, particularly after the heavy rains experienced on June 27, 2023. We are optimistic about receiving approval to extend the current channel. The materials used were Class A Galvanized with a PVC Coating, measuring 4 x 1 x 0.3 river mattresses. (See the attached design for details).

Conclusion:

The Gabion Baskets KZN team’s involvement at Wedgewood Complex exemplifies our expertise in modernizing and enhancing critical infrastructure. Through our innovative approach, we were able to significantly improve the stormwater drainage system, which is crucial for protecting properties from water damage.

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GABIONS AND RIVER MATTRESSES

South African manufactured Class-A Galvanised or with Grey PVC coated Hexagonal woven mesh or Square Weldmesh baskets and mattresses.

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Geotextiles

Protect the integrity of your gabion basket installation with high-quality geotextiles between your gabion structures and the soil.

Sandbags

Sandbags are an ideal solution when it comes to soil erosion protection, and diverting floodwaters away from sensitive installations or homes.

Biodegradable Blankets

These blankets promote vegetation growth when combined with your gabion structure and help retain the important topsoil.

Gabion Barrows

Heavy rocks need heavy transport. Our Barrows were specially designed to transport our quality products.

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HEXAGONAL WOVENMESH

Hexagonal woven mesh is the perfect product for rockfall mesh netting and to cover large areas of river mattresses quickly.

SQUARE WELDMESH

Fully made up Gabion baskets or mesh rolls/panels are offered for more flexible use on building or civil engineering construction sites.

SAUSAGE GABIONS

This cylindrical-shaped sack gabion is filled to 75% capacity with rock and used in restricted areas or to act as foundation for gabion river structures.

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GAB-BLOC GABIONS

Only need a small retaining wall up to 1.5m height? Why not use local rock with our small 300 x 300mm cross-section Gab-Bloc Gabion?

GARDEN GABIONS

The smaller Garden Gabion can be used at home for terracing and smaller Gabion retaining walls, or even internal feature/ decorative walls, or raised garden beds.

GABION PLANTERS

We offer a custom designed, suited to feature aesthetically pleasing Gabion Planter feature which is sure to turn heads and get lots of interest.

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GABION BARRIERS

These units are suitable for filling with earth, sand, gravel, crushed rock and other granular materials.

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GABION ROCK SUPPLY

We supply non weathered rock for gabion and rip rap protection and feature structures, many colors are available, size 100-250mm.

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GABION TOOL SETS

We supply a tool kit that makes the installation process much easier and neater.