Water always flows downhill. Consequently, low-lying regions are far more likely to experience severe flooding than more elevated areas. While keeping floods from ever happening is completely impossible, we can and should take measures to minimize...
3 Types of Removable Flood Barriers
For business owners in Houston and along the coastline, floods are an ever-present danger. Rising water can cause thousands of dollars in damage and set work back by months, if not worse. Unfortunately, preparing the building itself for water...
5 Steps to Flood Proof Your Commercial Business
Flooding is one of the biggest concerns and can cause the most damage to homes and businesses. Commercial buildings, like any property, are subject to costly weather-related damage, but when you are properly prepared and take the right steps, you...
Cofferdam Options: Rent or Purchase?
The Aqua-Barrier® Water-Inflated Dams are the most effective, cost-saving, and efficient dewatering solution on the market today. Cofferdams are reusable, reliable, and environmentally friendly. If your company is looking to make dewatering easier...
Effective Flood Prevention for Your Worksites
It’s hard to predict and prevent every natural disaster that might affect your project. Flooding, however, is one that can be prevented if you take appropriate measures. Protect your hard work from the devastating effect of flood damage on your...
Flood Preparedness: What You Need to Know
Flooding often happens along with many other storm-related events. For this reason, floods remain the #1 natural disaster in the U.S. Flooding can happen without warning and the damage is swift and devastating. The impact to life and property can...
Preparing Your Property for Extreme Weather Conditions
Nature never rests and neither can you when it comes to protecting your property. Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes are unpredictable and pose serious threats to life and property. All three of these extreme weather conditions can also cause...
How to Best Prepare for Hurricanes
Hurricane season 2016 is upon us. You may be wondering, like most property owners, how active this season will be. The 30-year average is 12 named storms, six hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. The expectation this year is almost identical....
Inland Flooding: A Deadly Hurricane Threat
You are probably well aware of the dangers of the initial impact of a hurricane, tropical storm or tropical cyclone. You may not be as aware of the dangers of the “after shock” or what is commonly known as inland flooding. According to the National...
The WIPP System Protects a Home in Flooded Fort Bend County
Have you seen this viral video floating around the internet? It is real-time footage of a road being washed away in a matter of seconds due to flash flooding here in Texas recently. The first week of June saw a state of emergency declared for the...