Floodshield Flood Barrier

This robust shield is of fibre glass material utilising a corrugated shield for strength and rigidity. Surrounding the corrugated shield is a moulded flat frame providing a mating surface against the door frame. A high quality rubber? seal is fixed to this surface to give a waterproof seal.

The metal fixings allow a row of steel hooks to clamp the floodshield firmly against the door frame, thus providing a barrier but allowing the door to open for access.
Pros:
High quality well engineered product.
Easy and quick to fit.
Great after service and communication.

Con:

The metal 'hooks' have sharp edges. Might benefit from a light linishing or maybe plastic caps. To protect fingers and door seals.

Good barrier, but fiddly to fit. I have arthritis in my fingers, so a lever type closure to the door frame would be easier and possibly a tighter fit. Other than that, it keeps the majority of the water out with some leakage, but that is probably due to my inability to tighten sufficiently.

I used my flood shield in January 2024.
Fitting to the door frame was rather fiddly but not time consuming, however, fitting to the threshold was another matter. The clips supplied do not allow much pressure to be exerted onto the threshold of the doorframe, where it is most needed. On this occasion flood water did not come over the threshold, so the barrier was not put to the test. I am unconvinced that the bottom seal would have held out water,because of the difficulty in exerting downward pressure onto the the threshold.

We had to re design them as they didnt fit any of our doors.

Although the barriers look the part, are sturdy and can be deployed rapidly, I've not used them in an emergency, so can't truly comment on their efficacy. They are expensive and were rather slow to be delivered, and also need to be stored in an easily accessible location. However, they do provide peace of mind.