Spring is not only the season of love and renovation but also a notoriously-famous flood season. Most of those floods happen due to heavy rainfall. Did your property also suffer from flooding this year? It is high time to floodproof your landscape, as the season is still about to bring more surprises.

Foolproof floodproof methods.

In fact, there are lots of pretty efficient methods to protect your backyard, your house, or any territory from flooding. Some of them are all-natural, require some gardening skills and help you benefit from nature`s natural ability to stop excessive water. In some cases, you will have to put some more elbow grease into the landscape itself and make adjustments requiring special equipment and some professional knowledge. There are also highly "user-friendly" solutions like a flood gate or flood barriers connected with the particular extension pole to create a fence and change the stream of the floodwater.

In many cases, you will have to combine several methods to achieve the 100% floodproof effect. However, it is essential to remember that sealing the house only may not be enough, as a flooded backyard or driveway may cause significant damage to your property and cost you a great deal of money. Especially if flooding happens regularly.

Now, let`s go over the most popular, straightforward, and applicable ways to floodproof your property to have a clear vision of your options for this and the following flood seasons.

Water-tolerant plants

The first method is not that much about preventing water from coming onto your property, but it is an excellent way to minimize the damage flooding can cause. 

If your area gets flooded regularly, you live next to a giant water body or on the low ground; try to choose plants that love being attacked and flourish after an excellent swampy season.

While people usually search for lawn grass and other plants that can survive a temporary drought as we may not always follow the watering schedule, your choice is vice versa for plants that prefer growing next to swampy areas.

Another benefit of such herbs, bushes, and plants is that they usually have a very developed root system that helps endure the soil and prevent it from flood-caused corrosion.

In other words, with water-loving plants, you avoid flood damage and floodproof your property at the same time. 

You may mainly focus on protecting your house from flooding. In this case, install a flood gate at the door and use flood barriers for the garage gate and basement entrance so the water would stay outside, nourishing your garden instead of damaging your house.

Wild gardening

For a very long time, perfectly groomed gardens were a must! You would invest in a grass mower that will keep the lawn precise and hire someone to shape the stress and bushes once in a while.

However, if you want to floodproof your property, it is best to let those plants be as much as possible and not "overgroom" them. The more you affect a plant, the less developed its root system becomes. Eventually, you get very gentle vegetation that falls victim to every minor flooding.

If you have a brick wall around your property, you may use a flood gate to seal the passage and minimize the flood`s effect on your garden.

Hardwood Mulch

It is another eco-friendly way to floodproof your backyard and prevent water damage to your property. The mulch will contain the soil and keep it from washing off with floodwater. It will also soak a lot of moisture and continue working as a natural greenhouse for your backyard when the floodwater retreats.

Choose hardwood mulch as it is heavy and steady coverage that won`t float away, making even more mess and damage in your backyard.

Don`t forget to install a floodgate on the passages that are likely to get in touch with flooded areas, as in case of massive flooding, even a hardwood mulch can get into the house and make a lot of mess.

Choose gravel over the pavement.

Backyards and driveways are getting flooded annually because the excessive water simply has no place to go in a paved area. The paving blocks the soil leaving flooding no other choice than continue directly towards your house, garage, shed, or any other construction.

Replacing pavement with gravel instantly solves this problem, leaving floodwater an escape plan while getting a steady and eco-friendly driveway coverage.

Redirect floodwater

Suppose your house is located in the lower part of the property. Floodwater will naturally go towards it, causing massive damage to the walls, foundation, or even getting into the building.

The best way to avoid it is to adjust the landscape to the house will be elevated, and the water stream will go around it rather than flooding the building.

Another way to redirect floodwater is to build a flood gate dam that can easily be placed and removed whenever you need it. With the help of special extension poles, you connect several flood barriers and create a wall that will block floodwater away or redirect its flow from the house or garden towards the nearest water body or another direction.

Do you want to learn more about modern flood-control solutions for your property?

Contact Dam Easy Flood Barriers today and get a comprehensive consultation and estimate on the most efficient floodproof product kits assembled, especially for your property and according to your measurements and demands.

Contact Dam Easy today and make sure that this flood season and many more to come won`t cause any more damage and losses to your household.