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INSTALLTION STEPS

Follow our proven installation process to properly deploy the SOX system. From anchor placement and rope channel setup to filling, shaping, and vegetation, each step ensures long-term shoreline stability and performance.

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STAKES

Determine Position and Drive Stakes

Determine Position and Drive Stakes

  • 2 Rows of Anchors

  • Anchors are 2-3 feet apart

  • Upper row is staggered between lower row

Stake Positions Effect Material Fold

Fold Material in Half Creating Desired Slope and Grade.

Fold material in half creating desired slope and grade

Manipulate material to meet property owners needs.

Manipulate material to meet property owner's needs
 

MATERIAL

Lay out material

  • Lay Mesh upside-down in front of stakes

  • DO NOT do this step alone; the mesh is heavy!

Lay out material 1
Lay out material 2
 

SET CHANNEL [BOTTOM]

Set Bottom Rope Channel

  • Goal: Set the bottom rope channel in place while tying the least number of anchors possible.

  • Start at the 5th anchor

  • Tie less on straights more on curves

  • Think about how the rope channel will move when pulled tight.

 

SEWING

TIGHTEN CHANNEL [BOTTOM]

Tighten bottom rope channel 1
Tighten bottom rope channel 2

Tighten bottom rope channel

  • Make sure one end is anchored.

  • Lock mesh in place with correct knots.

  • Play Tug of War.

 

TETHER CHANNEL [BOTTOM]

Completely Tether Bottom Rope Channel

  • Tie Bottom Rope Channel to every Bottom Anchor.

  • Tie Safety Lines from bottom rope channel to every other top anchor.

Completely tether bottom rope channel 1
Completely tether bottom rope channel 2
 

TYING KNOTS

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Two Half Hitches

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Slip Knot

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Sewing a Lock Stitch

FOLD MATERIAL

Fold material and set top rope channel 1
Fold material and set top rope channel 2

Fold Material and Set Top Rope Channel

  • Tie Up the least number of stakes while holding the mesh in place.

  • Use extra temporary stakes to hold mesh in place on outward curves.

 

TIGHTEN CHANNEL [TOP]

Tighten Top Rope Channel

  • Pull Top Rope Channel tight.

Tighten top rope channel

TETHER CHANNEL [TOP]

Completely tether top rope channel

Completely Tether Top Rope Channel

  • Tie upper rope channel to every single upper stake.

  • Stakes with safety lines attached will have two ropes.

PREP FOR FILL

Prop Up and Stretch Out

  • Have Prop Stakes Ready!

  • Use 2x4 wood board or PVC pipe to stretch out mesh before introducing fill.

  • If mesh is not stretched out the length of the system can be uneven over the deployment area.

Prop up and stretch out

FILL METHODS

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Import

  • Import Dirt/Sand

    • Stage fill material behind system

DREDGE

  • Dredge

    • Hydro
    • Mechanical
Note: Use water to ensure compaction
 

SHAPING

Shaping and tamping

  • Walk out system to prevent wrinkles.

  • Use 2x4s to stop the nose from getting too big depending on desired look.

  • Tamp out high spots and to ensure compaction.

Shaping and tamping

VEGETATION

Vegetation

  • Vegetate SOX system from waterline to upper row of stakes.

18' & 24'

Anchors

Differences for an 18 and 24 foot SOX Systems

  • Extra Row of Stakes.

  • Fill Material is very important need well draining Fill.

  • Extra ropes to middle seam.

Anchors

More 18 and 24 Foot Examples

Anchors

Example of Filling the Bottom Before Folding Over the Second Piece

When to Fold The Second Flap

Problem Solution Outcome example

Cedar Ridge | OK

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