Quick Dam Water Activated 10ft Flood Barrier, Reusable Water Absorbers for Diverting Water, Protects from Rain, Spills, Leaks, Floods & More, - Pack of 8

I went against my mama's advice and purchased a house that sits slightly below street level - so naturally every time Austin gets one of it's infamous gully-washers (in between droughts) my garage would flood out, at times the water coming close to entering the house proper, even with a grated drain in front of the garage door. These dams work VERY well - and it is such a relief to not have to anxiously monitor the situation constantly when the rains hit in the middle of the night, or worse, when I am away from home. Mine lasted about a year of brutal Texas heat and remarkable rainfall (even by Austin standards) before it was clearly going to start to lose its abilities - so it's not a permanent solution, but adequate for the reasonable cost. I am just grateful that I finally discovered this product last year - a high value for the added piece of mind it offers. **Update 3/18/2015: Second dam is functioning and holding up as well as the first **Update 8/1/2017: Still coming back for these -and they still seem to be the best solution for my particular issue - but I must add that some of them do last longer than others - some of them start leaking the interior absorbent stuff sooner than others do which is more of a manufacturing issue regarding weak seams. Some of them get desiccated within a few months, but this likely has to do with higher than usual levels of rain/severe heat/ rain/severe heat/rain. You get the picture. Even so, I haven't needed to replace more than 2-3 times a year. Still a good value from my point of view. Once these have swelled up with rainwater, don't expect to be able to roll these up and move them - they are heavy and SUPER gross to touch and just need to be left where they are until completely dry. I just leave mine in place all of the time myself - it's better that way here what with crazy Texas Hill Country weather!

I did use this las years for summer because rain a lots over in Florida and work very well that’s why I purchased it again and probably next year too

We’ve had more basement floods than I care to admit — like, at this point, I think the water’s just messing with us. But Quick Dams have officially turned the tide. (Too soon for water puns? Sorry, it’s how I cope.) These things are magic sandbags. You toss them down, they soak up water and expand like they mean business, creating a low, sturdy barrier that actually keeps water from spreading into the rest of the house. It’s like drawing a line in the sand — except the sand is inside the bag, and the line works. We started with two. Then a flood. Then four more. We now own seven. These things are like Pokémon — gotta catch 'em all before the next downpour. Why they’re awesome: Reusable — let them dry out, store them, and pray you don’t need them again Easy to use — seriously, if you can lay a towel down, you can use these Contain water like tiny, silent heroes We lay them across doorways, around the basement perimeter, and anywhere else the water likes to sneak in uninvited. It doesn’t stop the flood from happening, but it absolutely keeps it from becoming a disaster. That’s a big deal.

I've used Quick Dam products for two years now, and find that they are a quick and easy alternative to heavy sandbags for diverting and holding back low level water. For water over 3" however, you'll still want to consider other means to minimize flooding. What I like about the product: ➤ It's easy to store and deploy as needed. ➤ When dry, it's not heavy at all so no need for 'muscle'. ➤ You can place the flood barrier around crawl spaces, in doorways, around flowerbeds and even when wet there is some 'bend' that can occur. ➤ The 10' length is manageable to move with two people, or one strong one. ➤ The durability of the product will last one full season if you don't drive over it. ➤ The product swells when more water is absorbed, thus in a steady rain it will be to its full size before the standing water becomes a problem. ---------------------------------------------------------- What I wish was better about the product... ♠︎ You can't drive over it when it's completely saturated or it will rupture; the mesh enclosure is strong, but not that strong! ♠︎ I would love to be able to stack them and effectively keep out higher water, but I find that when they are fully saturated the long ones 5' and longer, roll off of one another instead of staying put. ♠︎ They say if you let them dry out you can reuse them, but I find that one season is about all you can get after using them for several months. ♠︎ If the barrier ruptures and it's wet conditions, you're left with a gooey mess that's tough to clean up and potentially toxic to pets. It dries white, so if you don't clean it up properly you may have discoloration when the rains subside. ♠︎ The barriers are relatively expensive. I've purchased several sizes and find that for my uses, the longer ones work best. ---------------------------------------------- The water absorbing gel beads inside the Quick Dam products are designed to absorb and hold water. In doing so, they expand and thus the flood barrier expands. Once fully saturated the Quick Dam flood barrier is heavy (water weight) and tough to move, which is really a good thing! They do keep low level water at bay (I use them to keep water from coming into my garage and to protect the crawlspace) and are easy to use. -----------------------------------------------------

Two of these stacked on top of a plastic film have kept the patio door safe. 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 doors 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. Ever since I've always put in place on plastic sheet, 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.

Used these last year...good product, good price! Our crazy weather resulted in a snowmelt of 14" in 2 days, and our garage suffered the consequences! 6" of water on the floor. We used a sump pump to clear out the water, and these came to the rescue to stop a reprise until we can put in a drsin next summer. PROS: Stops water intrusion Simple to use Protects target CONS: Would like an option for a longer size

I live in a building. The sliding door in my unit was not installed correctly (eg. not to code), and the track sits below the level of the patio floor, which slopes towards a drain located one foot from the sliding door. Obviously, whomever built this place was useless. Every year when it rains heavily, water fills the track and flows right into my living room. For years I have been begging the building to do something about this, yet they continue to pretend it is not a problem, due to cost to replace the door with a correctly installed one. This, despite having replaced the floor in my unit THREE times due to flooding. I found this on Amazon for $25 (10ft), and decided to give it a shot. I asked the building to buy it for me, and (surprise) they refused. We just had a tropical storm rip through here, and this stopped water from entering the track completely. Were it not for this, I would have had an inch of water in my living room. Brilliant product. Very easy to use, reusable, and apparently safe to throw in the trash when it finally gives up the ghost. I am not sure how durable this is, but I got a couple spares just in case. I LOVE THIS THING.

Let me start off by saying this is the third time I've purchased this particular brand of water dam, so so I can't knock it too much...but its not what it used to be. Our first Quick dam (17') lasted almost 2-1/2 years, and in those years there was a lot of cycling from dry to wet and back again, combined with dragging it back and forth on an asphalt driveway (we use it to stop rainwater from entering through our two-car garage door) and despite the advertising saying you can drive over it, we decided NOT to take a chance. Anyway, it finally wore out and wouldn't expand anymore, so we purchased another (17') Quick Dam hoping for another good run time-wise. Unfortunately, we immediately noticed a difference. While the product worked extremely well initially, it started losing a bit of the (cellulose?) filler through the bottom stitching/seams which help create the "foot" of the dam. We attributed this loss to the newer style sewing/stitchwork when compared to the original. This slow loss went on for the duration of the Spring/Summer/Fall seasons which left us with a minimally usable product at the end of the year. We chalked it up to maybe getting a "bad one" off the production line, and purchased three more (including these two) because its a cheap investment in protection against water damage (for us). We bought 2 -10' Dams and a 17', because we wanted to try simply moving 1 10' section instead of our usually having to move/flip-back 1/2 of a 17' dam in front of the garage door. The 17' is still in its pack, unused, because we are using the 2 10' dams to provide a wider coverage area. Bottom line, aside from the difference in widths of the Quick Dams is that there is still an issue of the product losing its filler. I've attached a photo showing the loss of fill (white material in seam of dam) after the dam's first use. There is NOT a substantial amount of fill lost, and while some loss may be expected, after just a half dozen dry/wet/dry cycles its already not as "full" and doesn't block the water as well as when new. I can only attribute this to the product having less absorbent material inside after each use. The product does work, and works pretty well, I was just hoping for a longer product life span. For the money its a good product against preventing water damage, its just not as good as it used to be...

Sirve muy bien para detener el paso del agua. En mi caso compré uno muy largo pero me ha servido fenomenal.

These work great! Take a long time to dry out and easy to.stack if needed. I ordered 1 (10 ft) to test and was awesome! So I immediately ordered another the day the 1st one arrived. I paid $32.99+ each. Less than a day after I ordered, they went down to $20 on Sale! and I hadn't even received mine yet. What a bummer:( This isn't a complaint against the product but is frustrating. So, I will order a 3rd now, on Sale. But I would have ordered 4 or 5 if I had the $20 sale.

L’ho testato per la prima volta ieri sera, in occasione di un nubifragio senza precedenti. Ebbene funziona, si espande a contatto con l’acqua e crea una barriera efficace. Non è economico, ma oltre ad essere pratico e semplice da usare, protegge dagli allagamenti

Lengthwise it is useful Can have some more breadth to it

Holds the water well!Full ratings for this product .