Quick Dam QD610-1 Water Activated Flood Barrier 10 feet, 1-Pack

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!

Used during hurricane worked very well. Had problems getting them dried out, but who cares they helped keep water intrusion out of the house so they served the purpose. I just bought some more. Better than having to lug sand bags around IMO.

Works really well!

I moved to this house two years ago after having a condo that the kitchen on the outer wall side had to be gutted because water seep into the wall from bad sloping issues outside. I've noticed since I've been here that water gets up against the wall outside my front door. Who knows how many years it's been doing this? I started getting a broom type squeegee and trying to pull all the water out away from the wall. That's where these just came in and I didn't need to hydrate it to start it because there's so much water under there. First I pulled the water away from the wall and then set these in place. I just placed it yesterday so time will tell. Not sure if it's good to keep these against the wall since they are moist? Anyhow if necessary I will put a sheet of plastic against the wall as well. If it keeps water from destroying the whole wall like what happened to my kitchen it's more than worth the price you pay for this!

I bought this for my garage entry that is a detached garage for a home built in the 1920s where the driveway is a little bit higher than the garage floor. It works like magic and keeps water out of my garage.

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.

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

Used 2 of these to stop water coming from road flood , worked a treat , stopped the water rushing in but had a little gap for the water to come through gently letting the water run into drainage and not overwhelming ! Would definitely recommend

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 .