Quick Dam QDWC1010 Water Curb, 10-in x 10-ft, Black

The media could not be loaded. My house on Marco Island was flooded during hurricane Ian, with 5" of water so when hurricane Helene moved thru the gulf I deployed the tubes. They were placed in front of the garage and my screened porch. Stacked on top of each other they gave me about 1' of protection. Luckily the storm surge never reached the house but I'm 100% sure they would have stopped my earlier flood which cost thousands of dollars and months of work. They are very heavy when filled and I wondered could they be moved when full without breaking and yes they could (smooth surface). I am leaving them filled because another hurricane is predicted. And after use they can be emptied and reused. Comes with a large sturdy cap and a baffled opening to stick your garden hose in. The 3rd foto is the tubes moved to access my porch. When empty they lay flat like thick garbage bags and take up little space.

The media could not be loaded. We used the water dams to protect our home during Hurricane Milton and because the water level did not get as high as expected our home remained dry. Had the water been a little higher I believe the dams would have prevented water from entering the home given how we set them up.That said, the dams are very easy to use and store, but the quality of the material and the sealed edges were very poor. Before reaching the recommended 2/3 fill, water started coming from the seams as in the pictures. Given we needed the items, I used zip ties to cinch down the material I doubled over to create a new seal. On one bladder, four seals separated, requiring our zip tie “fix.”On another bladder, it held up for the storm, but when emptying the water, the plastic ripped, resulting in a very large hole and that bladder cannot be used again.The third bladder worked as expected and had no issues. So, 2 out of 3 bladders we purchased were of very poor quality and I won’t put my trust in them for the next storm. Will look for an alternative product.

This product sits totally flat on the ground so there is no leakage under it. No more trying to lift, position and take away many sandbags. Completely diverts water away. We have one across our driveway and are so pleased we have purchased two smaller ones for in front of our garage. Emptying bags takes longer and this allows for being careful not to overflow our soak holes

Bought 4 of the 20 ft long ones, and several of the 10 foot long ones to placed on top of our breakwall which is a flat concrete surface (sealed concrete). Placed them, got up the next morning and two were in the yard having rolled off! Light breeze, 10 mph, no storms or high winds and no waves as the lake was calm. Drained them, stacked them as recommended by a company rep, left the cottage, coming back about 10 days later and they were scattered like dominoes in the grass yard, having rolled off the flat top of the breakwall, which is about as wide as a sidewalk. Two of them, a 20 ft and a 10 ft, had torn open at the seams and were laying flat...all the water had leaked out of them thru the tears. . We threw them away, emptied out the other ones by unscrewing the stopper, , rolled them up and stowed them in the shed. We are returning the unopned two 20 footers and one 10 footer. These MAY work if you are only using them to place in front of a closed garage door, but they do not work on top of a flat surface w/o something for them the "lean" up against to stop them from rolling. I contacted Amazon for a return adn then I contacted the company rep about it who suggested that our concrete breakwall may not be sealed and they recommend putting down a plastic sheet under the Quick Dams. Our breakwall is sealed, and a plastic sheet under these would have been like a slip and slide! They couldn't stay put in 10 mph breezes and with the plastic sheet probably would have slipped off as soon as we walked away. An expensive failed experiment. For the same amount of money that we paid for all of the Quick Dams we ordered, we could have brought in a load of large concrete formed blocks and hired the backhoe to place them on top of the breakwall...which is just what we have done.

Works great on concrete surfaces, but don't assume you can leave it on grass for any extended period. Grass punctures! I wish this was a disclosure. It did come with some puncture tape, but I need a whole roll!

Stopping rainstorm water from flowing under shop door.

Does exactly what it's supposed to do, the material is thick and tough. It's a little costly, but it pays for itself over and over if it prevents damage even once. Glad I went with this re-usable one, it sure seems like it will be worth it over the disposable ones.

These things were easy to set up. They prevented flooding in areas of my home which have always flooded during Hurricanes.With this Hurricane I rested easier once I saw that the water was being diverted away from my house.HOWEVER, simply unscrewing the cap, to empty the product, does not work. Despite my, above average, intelligence and taking it slow, the product simply had to be moved so the water could empty out of the hole, that was on top. End result, I have three punctured units and two more that are still full of water until I can figure out a way to get the water out.