- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Does sandbagging work?
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:05 pm
I've never had to do but just thinking about my brick house and stacking bags up against the brick exterior to block say front door, back door, garage door... does the water not seep through the gaps in the brick and all? I mean, there's a couple easy inches where the slab is where its a solid surface but i've just been pondering this.
13
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:07 pm to Chad504boy
for the most part
This post was edited on 8/16/16 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:09 pm to Chad504boy
It's not flex seal, but it works.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:09 pm to Chad504boy
I've never seen images of sandbags that get the desired effect of total protection of the house. On the other hand, building berms and using aqua dam seems to be promising, but not simple to deploy like sand bags.
This post was edited on 8/16/16 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:10 pm to Chad504boy
Croacka started this same thread the other day.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:11 pm to upgrayedd
Its almost like you can construct some concrete forms really quickly if you only have a few entrance points in house if you are talking less than a foot of water maybe, and just deconstruct them afterwards.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:12 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:
Croacka started this same thread the other day.
maybe we can sticky it.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:12 pm to Chad504boy
In my opinion, it's easier to caulk your doors Windows shut and fill weep holes with caulk too. That seems way more impactful than throwing sandbags against the wall.
Now, if you're building a berm, lined with a plastic liner sandbags Would work.
Now, if you're building a berm, lined with a plastic liner sandbags Would work.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:13 pm to Chad504boy
quote:Weep holes?
I've never had to do but just thinking about my brick house and stacking bags up against the brick exterior to block say front door, back door, garage door
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:13 pm to Chad504boy
You sandbagging son of bitch
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:14 pm to Count Chocula
quote:
Weep holes?
what do people who sandbag normally do? around entire exterior of home?
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:16 pm to Chad504boy
quote:
Its almost like you can construct some concrete forms really quickly if you only have a few entrance points in house if you are talking less than a foot of water maybe, and just deconstruct them afterwards.
Sure, but your walls aren't completely waterproof.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:16 pm to Chad504boy
Beats the alternative of flooding.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:16 pm to Scooba
quote:
Beats the alternative of flooding.
not if you're still flooding
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:17 pm to Chad504boy
quote:Hell if I know. Never had to do it?
what do people who sandbag normally do?
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:18 pm to Napoleon
quote:
Dirt Cheap
tGOAT liquor store.
"The more she drinks, the better you look."
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:21 pm to Chad504boy
quote:
what do people who sandbag normally do? around entire exterior of home?
My buddy had a place on the Red River that was flooded last year in NWLA. They used sandbags to build the structure, but had to dig a hole in the low spot of the "dry " yard, and constantly monitor and bilge/trash pump out the seepage back over to the wet side of the berm.
In other words, yeah, it leaks, but there is an answer for that by the means of a pump.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:24 pm to Chad504boy
Works great for flash flooding. Water comes up and recedes quickly. Not so much when it sits for a week or two and seeps in around cracks. Sandbagging is ideal with tarps and towels. I've made some damn fine flood preventatives with it.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:28 pm to Chad504boy
From personal observation, no, stacking sandbags around the doors will not keep the water out of your house. It will slow it down, but eventually the water seeps through. And yes, water seeps in through the weep holes.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 2:29 pm to brmach
Houses should have flood curtains that someone how come from out of ground upwards of say 2 ft- 4 ft to prevent most modest floodings.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News