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Sandbagging homes. Worth it?
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:23 pm
Do you know of anybody who has saved their home from flooding by sandbagging around it? Every storm that approaches has folks filling sandbags in a park in Baton Rouge near me.
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Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:24 pm to Cycledude
sand bagging is like the boiling water during child birth thing. it's just something to keep you busy and keep your mind off of other stuff.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:28 pm to Cycledude
I dont get it for a storm like this that will be flying through
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:29 pm to Cycledude
quote:yes, during gustav
Do you know of anybody who has saved their home from flooding by sandbagging around it?
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:31 pm to Cosmo
Sandbagging a doorway is a good way to keep water from blowing in under a door.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:31 pm to CaptainsWafer
Why not just put a towel there?
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:31 pm to Cycledude
They sandbagged our office in Lake Charles and the roof collapsed filling the entire office with 3 foot of water..... luck of the draw man
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:32 pm to Cycledude
A barrier of sandbags with tarps all the way around a home with gas powered water pumps? Yeah I saw someone save two adjacent houses in 2016.
Edit: this guy had surveyors and a bobcat and a bunch of people helping in the days leading up to it, fwiw.
Edit: this guy had surveyors and a bobcat and a bunch of people helping in the days leading up to it, fwiw.
This post was edited on 10/7/20 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:33 pm to Cosmo
Idk. That’s actually what I do when the wind is blowing in the right direction.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:35 pm to Cycledude
It won’t completely prevent water from coming in but could reduce it. And we aren’t talking about building a wall of 1000 sandbags and stopping 2’ of water.
Doorways, drains, vents blocked along with a moisture barrier could definitely prevent water intrusion in some cases. Depending on the circumstances
Doorways, drains, vents blocked along with a moisture barrier could definitely prevent water intrusion in some cases. Depending on the circumstances
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:35 pm to Cycledude
I put sandbags in my car so I can drive it around in high water.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:37 pm to Cycledude
I figured everybody would be putting up bales of hay after the success one person had during Laura.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:50 pm to Jack Bauers HnK
Saw a nice house down south that had a personal levee built completely around his house. Was about 3” tall. Had pumps and a pipe system as well. Built a big hump in his driveway. Apparently worked.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:51 pm to Cycledude
Posted on 10/7/20 at 5:59 pm to Cycledude
Sandbag your doors, so the water can come in your weep holes.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 6:02 pm to jbgleason
I’m going to assume you mean 3’
Posted on 10/7/20 at 6:21 pm to Cycledude
I helped a neighbor down the road with sandbags and it worked
We put up enough to keep out a foot of water max. Their estimate was that they saved themselves from about 4 inches of water getting into their house.
It depends on the Amount of water expected though.
We put up enough to keep out a foot of water max. Their estimate was that they saved themselves from about 4 inches of water getting into their house.
It depends on the Amount of water expected though.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 6:34 pm to Cycledude
Depends
Posted on 10/7/20 at 6:38 pm to Cycledude
Sandbagging can work if you encircle your ENTIRE house in sandbags a couple stacks high and you have a pump to pump out water that seeps through.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 6:40 pm to Cycledude
Sandbags will help some against wind driven rain or wakes created by vehicles... but they won't do shite against a storm surge unless it's a full ring.
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