Strengthening of banks, which is called bank protection, is used during landslides or erosion of banks by water and during construction, when there is a need to increase or decrease the reservoir.

Consider the most effective bank protection methods today:

Anti-erosion mesh for bank protection

The anti-erosion material fills well the elements of the plant soil. It has a low weight, increased strength and flexibility. The roots of plants fasten such material to the soil, thanks to which the vegetation layer is strengthened, while it turns into a reinforced area. This method is the most affordable, and you can arrange it on your own.

Strengthening river banks with a coconut mat

A mesh mat of a material such as coconut is based on woven ropes, which have a fibrous type of structure. It is able to fortify river edges and support vegetation that is planted in the water and along the coast.

Bank protection with geogrids

This method of bank protection using a geogrid is an inexpensive option. Moreover, this is the most reliable method, in particular, if the coast is swelling. You will have a beautiful look. At the same time, you will get the opportunity to comfortably and without slipping go into the water and go ashore. You can put river pebbles or other materials in the cells. You can make a mosaic that only you will have.

Reinforcing mesh for bank protection

The bank can be strengthened with a material such as a tumbling stone mesh. You can also use other types of placeholders. This mesh is very durable, while protecting the surface from slopes. The net will always remain on the shore.

Using biological objects

The use of such material as a biological object of plant origin is the most capricious and troublesome method. However, it cannot be compared with other bank protection methods.

Material for strengthening the banks of reservoirs

Bank protection piles

Piles can also be used for bank protection. They can be both metal and concrete or plastic. Strengthening the banks using metal or concrete piles. Plastic material can be used. This method is often used for very steep banks. By the method of masonry, it is somewhat similar to strengthening the banks by means of larch and screw methods. Concrete with plastic are new materials that have proven their worth in operation.

This method is the most time consuming and costly, but, in addition, it is the safest and most outwardly beautiful. The vegetation for bank protection is selected taking into account the properties of the soil in this area and based on the goals set for the formation of strong barriers from several steps from erosion of the coastline. Due to the lightness of the soil and the heterogeneity of the coastline, in particular, in the middle strips, it is not necessary to create a bank protection plan yourself, and even more so to choose vegetation for planting. Here you need the help of specialists who know a lot about such types of work and can definitely pick and arrange everything in the shortest possible time. This method cannot be compared to bank protection with slabs.

Bank protection with sheet piling

Bank protection with tongue and groove is the most popular method when it is necessary to strengthen the coastlines, and the funds for such works are limited. The tongue is a great material. The use of a material such as sheet piling is quite widespread in construction work. And there is nothing strange in the fact that it is the sheet pile that is used for such complex work as bank protection. Bank protection with sheet piling is performed using PVC and composite material. The rather simple installation of the tongue and groove and the low weight make it possible to say that this method is simple, cheap and at the same time fast.

Bank protection with various materials

Bank protection with larch

Bank protection with larch is by far the most effective and durable method of forming a stable coastline. The tree works well in bad weather conditions and has unique properties that make it possible to use its natural features.

Bank protection with gabions

Bank protection with gabions is a good method of shaping a coastline with difficult access for machinery. With the help of ease of installation work and flexibility of structures, the formed coastline can have any kind of relief.

Do-it-yourself bank protection

To strengthen the banks of the pond, where there are sheer walls and film coverings, it is better to use a coconut mat. This material has an aesthetic appearance, which will give the edges of the pond a beautiful shape. In color, coconut mats are somewhat similar to natural soil, in addition, the material makes it possible to increase the coastal space for moisture-loving plants. Plants perfectly decorate the shorelines of the pond, and the root planting system strengthens the shore. There are a lot of ways to strengthen the banks of rivers and other reservoirs, and they differ in variety. But if you decide to do bank protection with your own hands, then a coconut mat will come in handy in this matter, and this is the easiest way.

Laying should start from the shoreline, without pulling on the coconut mat. The lower area of ​​the skein should be lowered along the stream wall by about half a meter. The upper area must be secured to the shore by means of fittings. In order to fix the mat on the PVC foil, we use assembly glue. The joint of this material must be overlapped by about 20 centimeters, in addition, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the direction of the overlap should be located from an area that is inaccessible for viewing.

We immerse part of the coconut mat in water, where it is covered with sand, and the part located on land - with plants. If you cannot decorate the bank of the stream with your own hands from stones, there is no material, then you can use any plants for decoration. In doing so, you will learn a design that is as close as possible to the natural look of the stream. Basically, a similar method of decoration is used in a landscape stylistic direction. As you can see, with the help of a coconut mat, it is quite simple with your own hands to equip the strengthening of the banks of the river and not only.

Among the advantages of using coconut mat it should be noted:

• the purity of such material;
• work will not require large financial costs;
• laying work is simple, you can simply do it yourself;
• such a mat provides the bank with thorough protection against erosion for a long time;
• due to the structure of the coconut material, plants can grow through it, while their root system will strengthen the coastline;
• coconut mats do not lose their own characteristics from the influence of ultraviolet rays and substances that are formed during the decomposition of organic matter.