Sandbagging might have been the most efficient and credible way to protect your house from water until now, but it is time to consider a more modern solution. Flood barriers are becoming more and more popular for several reasons:
- They are efficient;
- Easy to install;
- Don`t take much storage place;
- can be used multiple times.
Flood barriers block and divert water protecting your property. They don`t soak it and never require any special skills or effort to install. That is why they are becoming more and more popular today.
However, due to natural market forces, the market has recently been flooded with various flood barriers. They seem to come in all shapes and sizes, made out of different materials. And of course, each brand claims that their product is the most efficient one.
We decided to provide a brief guide to make an informed decision and choose a solution that will work best for your property.
Types of flood-barriers.
The type of flood barrier might be the main decisive factor determining whether this anti-flooding solution will work for your property.
Generally, there are 2 types of flood barriers:
- Expandable
- Non-expandable
Expandable flood barriers work according to the same principle as sandbagging. Once you install them at the place, which is most likely to get affected by floodwater, they absorb the moisture and expand, filling up all the gaps and passages.
The only difference between expandable flood barriers and sandbagging is that you will have to replace sandbags after every flooding event. In contrast, the flood barrier is a solid and permanent solution.
Basically, the same feature may be a pitfall for some people as once you live in an area where floods happen once a year, hardly you will need permanent anti-flooding protection in your house.
Another problem with an expandable flood barrier is that they hardly ever raise over the 3-foot mark. It means that once you are facing serious flooding, such barriers may appear inefficient.
Non-expandable flood barriers are made out of durable plastic, metal and other solid materials. They have mechanisms that allow you to adjust the width to the size of your door passage and seal it. Such barriers are considered temporary, as you can easily remove them after the flood and store them until the next flooding season.
Choose the size of the flood barrier.
The size of your anti-flooding barrier is a decisive factor that will determine its efficiency.
Whether we are talking about expandable or non-expandable barriers, they can easily be adjusted according to the peculiarities of your doors and passages. The main benefit of expandable barriers is that they can easily protect a wide passage such as a garage or basement gate, just like sandbagging.
However, solid flood barriers come with extension solutions like extension poles, which can be easily installed and removed, connecting several barriers together into one big solid protective construction.
It is also essential to consider the height of your flood barrier. Once the solid gates usually come standards 3-foot high, expandable solutions can be a bit trickier in that matter. Make sure that you read the description carefully and consider the sizing. There is a chance that you may need to get several expandable barriers and place them as a sandbagging dike to protect your property thoroughly.
Is your flood barrier reusable?
People who hesitate to switch from sandbagging to flood barriers mostly say that the modern solution seems too expansive.
However, once you choose the reusable flood barrier, your investment will pay off faster than you may imagine. They are more efficient than sandbagging and therefore minimise the damage, but they can be used multiple times. In other words, you pay once and get covered for many years.
As we have; ready mentioned, expandable flood barriers are a good choice once you are looking for a permanent solution and don`t really care about the looks. They work at backyards of waterfront properties and basement passages that nobody sees.
Non-expandable barriers can also be used as a permanent solution. You don`t have to remove them after any use. The possibility to take them off and install them back is a bonus option you receive once you are looking for an efficient and versatile protective measure.
Dam Easy Flood Barriers offer innovative anti-flooding solutions for all kinds of properties. Those non-expandable barriers can be adjusted for any width of a passage, door or gate. The expanding poles allow you to connect several barriers and create a durable, robust structure that will block floodwater and drive it away from your property.
Contact Dam Easy today and learn more about our anti-flooding solutions and alternatives to the outdated sandbagging method. Our experts will answer all your questions and create a personalised kit that will consider all peculiarities of your property and seal it properly, driving floodwater away.
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