The FloodBreak® flood barrier system deploys automatically to prevent water entry and is activated by the rising floodwater. It is a passive form of dry floodproofing that does not require the aid of any power source, pumps, springs or people.
The system is almost invisible and yet will provide 24/7 flood protection, even in the worst flood conditions.
The concept is simple – let the water work against itself to automatically float the buoyant aluminum beam and activate the self-sealing rubber gasket. The higher the water rises, the higher the flood barrier is lifted until it reaches full deployment and is held closed by hydrostatic pressure.
When the water recedes, the barrier returns automatically to its recessed location in front of the entryway, allowing vehicle and pedestrian passage to resume.
By making the operation of our flood barrier system passive, we have created a permanent flood control solution that will protect any property or pathway that is susceptible to flooding. This solution requires no people, power, or advanced warning to protect.
Installation is straightforward and maintenance is kept to an absolute minimum. With only its hinge as a moving part, the system can remain unused for years and still function immediately when needed in a flood.
We look forward to working with you on your flood control project in the near future.
FloodBreak’s proven, clean, foolproof operating principle, is unique in the market.
Custom designed to fit your specifications, the FloodBreak passive flood barrier system is the better way to reduce flood damage risk:
FloodBreak flood barrier systems have been protecting vulnerable flood paths for public institutions and private sector businesses since 2002. They are a permanent flood control solution designed to meet your exact project needs. Since our founding, no flood barrier has failed to deploy.
No longer do you need to allocate resources – people and money – to train and schedule personnel or locate and maintain stored flood barriers. Once the passive mitigation efforts are in place, they will deploy and protect for decades.
Because each flood barrier is custom-made, its application is wide-ranging. Unique to our flood barrier systems is the lack of any size limitations. FloodBreak flood barriers do not rely on stanchions or beams for support and can therefore run for continuous distances that would not be possible for other flood defense systems.
