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Historic Griffin designed house |
March 2010 flood |
Installing flood barrier |
3 ft of water outside flood barrier almost none inside |
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Gentlemen,
I wanted to share with you my experience with you "flood barrier shields" for our home. We purchased your product last year.
Our story is that we live in a beautiful home designed by the late Architect, Walter Burley Griffin....he was an prodigy of Frank Lloyd Wright. Our home is over 100 years old, located in the residential area of Rock Glen/Rock Crest in Mason City, Iowa. On June 7th, 2008.....we experienced the worst flooding in Iowa. Though the previous owner had special flood gates built, they could not keep the water back from entering our home through the garage.....eventually we were surrounded by water and had over 7 ft. in our historical home. Damage was devastating, and we lost many personal items.
Now I am writing to you to tell you that once again we had experienced flooding in March 2010, but to your wonderful "flood barrier shields" only had a minimal amount of water trickle in. Pictures attached show on one side of the shield, 3 ft. of water in our garage and on the inside of the home.....very little water. What did come in, worked it's way to the drain. Clean up was mainly mopping the floors and no damage to either the flooring, the baseboards or walls. At one point when water was below the shields, we did add a silicone caulk to fill in an area of the neoprene rubber that would not seal; this may be due to the irregularities in the plumb of the step area. I recommend sending an xtra neoprene rubber piece to go on top of the floor jamb. I have also included a picture of the aftermath from the flooding in the creek due to ice jambs.
So I want to "Thank You".....your flood barrier shields saved our home; your product is a blessing.
Best regards,
Yolanda Halferty |
