Do you have Erosion Control Matting for Hillsides?
(Ocean City, Maryland)
I am looking for coir matting that can go along my hillside. I am mostly trying to stabilize the ground, although some vegetation may be planted. We haven't decided. I am mostly concerned about small animals that frequently like to travel around. I heard that coir is environmentally friendly, is this true?
Good afternoon! For the type of environment you have described, we would recommend using the Coir Mat 90. This product is made using machine spun bristle coir twines that give it a tough exterior to perform well in serious erosion control problems.
Bristle coir is an extremely durable material and has some of the following advantages:
- High Life Span: The bristle coir has an extremely high tensile strength that contributes to it's long-lasting abilities. On average, the this mat has a life span of approximately 4 to 6 years. This gives you enough time to establish vegetation and secure you banks.
- High Strength: Having a higher strength and structure, these coir products can be used slopes greater than 1:1 or in high flow channels.
- Open Sections for Seeding: These erosion control mats have an open weave that measure 0.3" by 0.5". While this is smaller than some of our other coir mats, it still gives you enough room for growing vegetation and reseeding after the mat has been installed.
To address your concern about the mat influencing environmental surroundings, the mat shown here (along with many of our other erosion control mats) is 100% biodegradable. This means that as time wears on, your mat will slowly biodegrade, leaving no trace of its existence. This is not only good for wildlife, but also removes maintenance requirements after installation.
The BioD Mat 90 is recommended for flows around 16 fps or 4.9 meters per second, and have the following tensile strengths:
- Dry Tensile Strength
- Machine Direction: 2024 lbs/ft
- Cross Direction: 1160 lbs/ft
- Wet Tensile Strength
- Machine Direction: 1776 lbs/ft
- Cross Direction: 936 lbs/ft
If you are looking for materials with a slightly larger weave opening or for a different flow range, please feel free to check out our full selection of coir products on the Coir Erosion Control page.
