Gabion Cladding
Smallwood Gabion Construction are able to supply and install cladding for many building applications, some examples of this type of fitment can be seen below:

Trapezoidal and standard Gabion cladding at Queen Elizabeth Hospital:



This application of gabions is relatively new, the purpose is to achieve a textured finish to buildings and other structures.






Normally a thin vertical face of gabions 0.3 to 0.5m thick is secured to the main body of the building with clamp bars. Sizing of the cells of the units is important for constructional and aesthetic reasons and should not exceed a face area of 0.7 x 0.7m, otherwise deformation of the face can occur. The minimum wire diameter for the gabions should be 4mm for cladding up to 4 to 5m. Above this height a 5mm diameter should be used for the lower 4 to 5 m with a 4mm wire above.

Where a gabion facing is required with a sloping face, trapezoidal gabions can be used with the face inclined and the rear face vertical. It may be possible to design this type of cladding as an effectively free standing wall not physically tied back to the main structure.