Quick Dam QD617-1 Water Activated Flood Barrier 17 feet, 1-Pack

Did exactly as product described. It kept the water from going under my house with the rain and frozen ground this time of year. Have and would continue to buy this product. It is also available in different sizes to suit you needs

The Quick Dam QD617-5 Water Activated Flood Barrier is an absolute must-have for anyone looking to protect their home from potential water damage. I recently used these during a heavy rainstorm, and they worked like a charm! As soon as they came into contact with water, they activated quickly and expanded to form a solid barrier that effectively kept water out of my garage. The black color is discreet and doesn’t stand out, which I appreciate. Each barrier is lightweight and easy to position, making setup a breeze. I was impressed by how well they absorbed and blocked water, providing peace of mind during severe weather. The 5-pack offers great coverage, and the fact that they are reusable adds even more value. Highly recommend these flood barriers for anyone needing a reliable and efficient solution to prevent water intrusion!

These are great. My old house has a leaky basement, these really help keep that under control. Highly recommend.

Prior to wet weather I purchased (3) of these as well as other sizes of Quick Dam to protect my home from potential water damage. We live in an area near a river that unfortunately has flooded (prior to our purchase of the home and not disclosed, and once while we've lived here ruining the duct system underneath the house). The last time we had 6" of water in our garage running through to the back patio. This resulted in mold and mildew issues, and other repairs. Trying to avoid those problems this year, and not wanting to have sand bags on hand, I purchased this product. This product is ideal for keeping water from running into a 2 car garage or setting up a barrier along a walkway. It's not very high, but it is effective as long as the water level is below the top of the flood barrier. --------------------------- What I like about this product: 1. Super easy to setup and use. Anyone of any age could use this product without an issue. *If it's raining when you set it up, it takes a matter of minutes for the moisture to activate the gel inside the flood barrier . 2. Can be moved more quickly than filled sand bags if needed (with two people). 3. Reusable and can be stored once dried out. 4. Strong, quality construction. 5. Comes in several sizes for various applications. 6. The 6" (wide) x 17' (long) size works perfectly to protect the opening to a 2 car garage. 7. The flood barriers are stack-able if needed. 8. You can drive over the barrier and have it come back to its original shape. **Only if it's not totally saturated with water and then you are likely to rupture it under the pressure.** ---------------------------- What I wish was better... 1. Drying this item out could take months if you had intermittent wet weather or lived in a place where humidity remains high. 2. These are somewhat expensive, but if you purchase ahead of the wet season you'll get a decent discount. 3. The height of the item is about 3-4" when fully expanded. This may not be high enough for some standing water, and while you can put one on top of the other doing this will prevent effective drying of the product. 4. If fully saturated, you cannot run over them without them rupturing and spilling out the goo inside. Hard to clean up and renders the item useless. The material used could be a bit tougher. -------------------------------- I'm very pleased with this product because it quickly and effectively solved my problem. It's not going to replace a wall of sandbags several feet high for major flood waters, but for diverting heavy rains or protecting doorways or similar, I think it's great. -------------------------------- ----------------------------------- UPDATE: 10/2/16 I did have to get rid of this item after one season, but I had driven over it (getting out of my garage) and left it in place for at least three months so this was expected. Eventually (with heavy rain and running over it when it was totally saturated) it did rupture and the beads that become big globs of goo when wet, spilled out onto the pavement. This wasn't tough to clean up when it was dry, but a headache when wet! I would like to see the company make them with a stronger material, but then again, if I'd not run over it - it probably wouldn't have broken open. I still love the product. Much easier for me to handle than sandbags (which we have too). It wouldn't be ideal for serious flooding, but it can keep about 3-4" of standing water from coming into my garage and that's what I was hoping for when I purchased this item. I will be buying more this season, although the prices have gone up a bit. **Check Amazon Warehouse for possible deals.** ----------------------------- ------------------------------------

Street floods and comes up the driveway. Two of these stacked on top of a plastic film has kept the garage totally dry. Now that I know (Company answered the question) they have a shelf life of 10 years or more, I am comfortable keeping several of different sizes in a tote for storm season to come around. Experimenting now for the first time on reuse -- 3 weeks and they are still drying out. Not optimistic but don't really care -- will happily trash them and use new ones next round as before if necessary. At my age I cannot handle sandbags and this product is fantastic. Even one layer of those across my 16' garage door would be impossible for me. Use: First use a few years ago I tried soaking them in bath tub for move to in-place. FAILURE on MY part. Horrible to move because of weight. I imagine like moving a 17' boa constrictor. Ever since I've always put in place, hosed down to partially expand (enough that wind wouldn't take away), and let the rising water expand them the rest of the way. Outstanding product. Cost is reasonable, storage for future emergency use takes little space and shelf life is long, lightweight for movement, easy to expand, and most importantly, they stop water intrusion.

Our house was built on a lot with a gentle slope from the boundary at the roadside down toward the house. We have a long teardrop shaped, asphalt coated driveway that channels heavy rain right down the slope towards the house. In periods of very heavy rain the amount of rain that runs down the driveway can overwhelm the drainage ability in front of our garage so we've had times when lots of water has come in under the seal of the garage door and covered the garage floor. I keep one of these quick dam barriers on hand for those occasions when heavy rain is expected. The dams do an excellent job of keeping water away from the bottom of the garage door and since using them I've not had any water intrusion issues beneath the door. The barriers are reusable - although in cooler temperatures it takes quite a while for the absorbed water to dry out enough that the barrier can be folded and put away for future use. I've tried dragging the barriers away from the garage and placing them in the driveway in full sunlight to dry them - but found out that exposure to sunlight degrades the gel within the barrier so shortens their lifespan. The barrier is very easy to install - I just stretch it out along the base of the garage door. When the barrier is completely dry it is rather lightweight so if heavy winds are expected along with the rain showers I put weight on each end and the center to keep the barrier from getting blown away from the garage door before it has absorbed enough water to stay in place on its own.

This product is very effective as a barrier for unwanted water seeping into things you'd rather not. The construction next door has taken over two years and the concern was the change in elevation and contours, along with heavy summer rains. This is the second time we have purchased and is the third summer....so I'd say the product lasted two years with a year round all season installation between houses. It is easy to lay out. And we secured it with sawn logs to avoid it being washed out of the desired contour. It gets very swollen when rains are heavy and very much did the job required. I highly recommend.

Easy to lay down, did the job during flood. Fabulous product.

Good to have in yard

Barrière efficace en cas d'inondation. Attention le boudin est fragile. L'un d'eux s'est déchiré en le tirant sur le sol. Solution : le porter à plusieurs et le déposer.

Bought these after a rian event flooded our garage. They sat unused in the garage for moths, to which I began to think they were a waste of money, That was until a series of major rain events occured. As it came clean the street and house gutters would be over whealmed, I set out these barriers to create a water barrier for the garage and to redirect excess water away from the house. They worked perfectly and we were able to ride out the bad weater comfortable that we were not going to be flooded out.