Mesh Netting

The mesh is woven from a Class A galvanised mild tensile steel wire as per SABS 675 of 1993. The mesh meets with the same specification as used for gabion and mattress assembly, the SABS 1580 of 1993. The mesh specification offers two options, an 80 x 100 mesh, using either a 2,5 or 2,7mm wire diameter.There is also the option of using a PVC coated wire, normally of nominal thickness 0,5mm where required. The colour of the PVC coating is normally grey. These mesh rolls supplied are normally 2m wide by 64m long. A 2.2mm binding wire is also supplied for lacing the edges together. The roll edges are formed using a thicker 4,0mm wire thickness for extra strength. When a road or railway line runs at the foot of a rocky slope, liable to minor rock-falls, blanketing the slope itself with netting is one of the best options available for protection as well as providing support for subsequent growth of vegetation and greening of the slope. The top and bottom of the slope where the mesh will be placed must provide for adequate anchoring of the mesh. Sometimes steel fencing standards or rock bolts can be used for this purpose. The mesh is always laid from top to bottom slope, rock bolts and steel cables may also be used to stabilize the mesh on the slope itself.

The mesh is woven from a Class A galvanised mild tensile steel wire as per SABS 675 of 1993.