Preventing Flood Damage

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Elevate the building - provides the best on-site protection
Stop floodwater in the yard with levees or floodwalls - prevents pressure and debris impacts on your walls
Stop floodwater at the wall by sealing the building (this technique is more appropriate for non-residential buildings.
Stop sewer backup - you'll need to do this if you use barriers, dry floodproofing or wet floodproofing
Raise appliances and utilities - a wet floodproofing technique.
Use finishing materials that water won't hurt.- a wet floodproofing technique

These videos were produced in VHS format and converted to digital wave files and published on YouTube.

Above the Flood - Video - details the raising of five slab-on-grade structures in Denham Springs (Livingston parish). Excavation and unified hydraulic jacking were used to raised these 1500-4000 sq ft structures with their slabs. The 20-minute video includes interviews with the property owners before and/or after their structures were raised.
- Above the Flood - Video

Are you Ready for Rain? Floodproofing Tips and Techniques - Video demonstrates the methods of preventing flood damage using permanent and temporary methods and associated techniques. The original VHS is an hour that includes eight separable elements. The eight segments are presented here individually
- Overview - Video
- Permanent Barriers: Floodwalls and Levees - Floodwalls and Levees - Video
- Temporary Barriers: Sandbags and Water Inflatables - Sandbags and Water Inflatables - Video
- Dry Floodproofing - Dry Floodproofing - Video (includes segment on temporary wrapping)
- Panel Closures - Panel Closures - Video
- Sewer Backflow and Pumps - Sewer Backflow and Pumps - Video
- Wet Floodproofing - Wet Floodproofing - Video
- Making an Informed Decision - Making an Informed Decision - Video

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