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Posted on 8/13/16 at 9:37 pm to Ace Midnight
Saw a vid (or a pic) of a guy who did the same thing, but used a giant bladder that was essentially a flexible tube filled with water to surround his house. It was 100% effective. Maybe you saw that story too.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 9:50 pm to G Vice
Yeah I remember that guy
Posted on 8/13/16 at 9:52 pm to OweO
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My daddy use to tell me.. "A little bit is always better than nothing".
That was your girlfriend, not your daddy.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 9:52 pm to G Vice
That was badass.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 9:57 pm to Croacka
I think it's one of those deals where you feel like you have to do something.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 10:01 pm to colorchangintiger
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Sand works at the beach. Keeps the ocean from flooding the land.
Good stuff right here. Very nice.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 11:10 pm to G Vice
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Saw a vid (or a pic) of a guy who did the same thing, but used a giant bladder that was essentially a flexible tube filled with water to surround his house. It was 100% effective. Maybe you saw that story too.
Yes; Polypipe, polyflex, hydro / acqua barriers work well, if done right and paired with a trash pump and several sand bags. I worked with a crew of three to four other men for a few days to save a house this spring with that mix. The transfer pump is key though.
Posted on 8/13/16 at 11:22 pm to tiger09
What kind of expense for a setup like that?
Posted on 8/14/16 at 12:39 am to G Vice
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What kind of expense for a setup like that
The Honda trash pump (wt30x) was the most expensive. About $1400. It is a must if you are fighting an active flood, i.e., the water is rising or it is raining heavy, because you MUST transfer the water out from the protected side. You might not need that big of a pump, and can save money, if it isn't heavy rain or a lot of water pushing under the pipe.
You can get the polypipe at an ag supply store for a couple or few hundred bucks, depending on the diameter you want.
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