SiltSoxx vs straw wattles
SiltSoxx vs straw wattles
(OP)
Has anyone had experience with using these products and how they compare? SiltSoxx shown on plans but contractor wants to use Earth Savers straw wattles due to cost difference. Also SiltSoxx needs a certified installer.
The site is right on the bank of a stream leading directly into a lake & I'm a little leary of using the wattles but wondered if anyone had experiences, good or bad, with either of the products.
The site is right on the bank of a stream leading directly into a lake & I'm a little leary of using the wattles but wondered if anyone had experiences, good or bad, with either of the products.





RE: SiltSoxx vs straw wattles
RE: SiltSoxx vs straw wattles
RE: SiltSoxx vs straw wattles
Another alternative may be coir logs. These are usually larger then straw wattles, will biodegrade, and will help establish vegetation and provide protection along the stream bank.
cvg - good call about the deer! Never thought about critters eating them!
Good luck.
RE: SiltSoxx vs straw wattles
As this thread is not a "soxx vs. silt fence" discussion, I will keep my comments around the soxx. They install FAST!!!! Sure, the "certified installer" might sound expensive, but their truck is a specialized blower/hopper truck. I've seen them install the soxx hundreds of feet away from the truck. The soxx need less staking than the wattles, and the labor needed to install the soxx is provided by the installer, so your crew isn't wasted on erosion control.
The wattles need to be placed by hand, and the crew is totally wrecked (read: slow, expensive) by the end of the day. The soxx installer guys are essentially wrangling a huge vaccum hose running in reverse, as they fill the soxx, and progress down the site.
I'd try and talk the contrator out of using wattles - especially if the argument is "It is what we know, and we are scared of something new."
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Craig T. Bailey, PE
www.bailey-associates.com
RE: SiltSoxx vs straw wattles