When it comes to protecting your home from flooding, you have to act fast. People prefer to go with good old sandbags or innovative solutions like the removable flood barriers for home choosing among various anti-flooding solutions.
On the one hand, once you are familiar and used to some technology, it may be the most reasonable solution for you as you will manage to install it properly and provide maximum anti-flooding protection for your home.
However, manufacturers of various flood barriers for home and removable dams claim that their solutions are so straightforward and user-friendly that you will be able to install them efficiently even if you use them for the first time and find yourself under the pressure of the upcoming disaster.
We decided to go over the rules of proper installation for the most popular solutions nowadays: sandbags and removable flood barriers for homes. Let`s see which are really the simplest and most reliable flood-preventing methods.
How to use Sand Bags properly?
Sandbags might be one of the most fundamental and therefore tested ways to protect your home from flooding. Technically, the process of proper installation of sandbags consists of 5 steps:
·Ensure that the area where you are building the sandbag dam is leveled and even without pitfalls or sharp curves. Clear it from debris and garbage;
·Fill the bags with sand. You should address someone for help as while one person is filling the bag, another has to hold it to make sure that it is not overloaded. Make sure that you leave some space in the bag for the sand to move. The more flexible the bags are, the better will be the anti-flooding seal of your dam;
·Build the dam, placing sandbags long side parallel to the anticipated water stream. Don`t forget to tamp down each layer of sandbags before placing the next row; will create a better seal;
·Don`t place sandbags directly on each other. It is best to build your dam with sandbags chequerwise;
·If you have to build a wall taller than 3 layers of sandbags, make sure to build your dam like a pyramid – putting more bags on the bottom to make the construction stable. You may also want to use 6 mils thick plastic sheeting to make your dam most reliable.
To ensure that you provide thorough anti-flood protection to your home with sandbags, make sure that you are not building it alone. Sandbags are considered the most reliable anti-flooding solution, but prepare for some serious physical exercise when you build it and even a more advanced workout when you have to remove it when the sand gets wet.
How to use flood barriers for homes?
Removable flood barriers are manufactured according to the measurements of your property that you provide when you make the offer. For additional sealing, you can also use adhesive patches that come with the kit.
Here is how you should install Dam Easy Flood Barriers for home:
·Fit the bottom of the barrier to your doorway;
·Extent the side panels to the door;
·Inflate the seal using the pump handle up to approximately 2 Bar on the gauge;
·Turn the Air Retention Valve to the closed position.
The whole process takes several minutes, and you don`t need any additional assistance to install the flood barriers for your home. It means that you can efficiently seal your property under the pressure of the upcoming disaster and won`t have to depend on somebody`s availability or willingness to help you. Removing your flood barrier is even simpler, and you can store your anti-flooding protection even in the smallest garage or storage drawer till the next time you need it.
Contact us today and learn about Dam Easy Flood Barriers and other innovative plod-proofing solutions for your home.
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