Case Study: First for Carpets

Letter recieved from First for Carpets dated 19th September 2006

To Whom It May Concern:

The flood guard that you fitted to the entrance of our premises was tested for the first time during flash floods on 14 September 2006. I can inform you that it worked successfully protecting our property, causing no damage.

When the rains started I prepared myself for the worst and had the flood guard in place ready to be fitted if it persisted. As the rain became torrential I noticed the sewer grates starting to bubble so I installed the flood guard immediately which took me approximately 20 seconds and within another 10 seconds the sewer had burst sending an 8 inch deep torrent of sewer water gushing down the main street.

I can now sleep soundly at night knowing that my premises are protected by the flood guards defence system.

Yours faithfully

Mr Mark Jessop
Co-owner First For Carpets

Case Study: Mr Jones

Letter received from Mr Jones dated 15th September 2006

Dear Sirs,

I write to thank you for your Floodguards products, and the peace of mind that they have afforded my family and I.

We have four air brick guards and a door guard which is fitted to the rear access door of my garage.

Over the last five years we have suffered fifteen floods, where raw sewage has reached depths of some eighteen inches around our property. Prior to your products being installed, the sewage entered our garage and breached the air bricks, causing considerable damage and a great deal of distress. The photographs below illustrate the conditions we suffer, and how ineffective sandbags are.

The door guard has prevented all ingress of sewage to the rear of the garage as we leave that in-situ all of the time. When installed, the air brick covers similarly prove to be 100% watertight. We cannot, however leave these installed all of the time, but fit them when we anticipate particularly bad weather.

We have recently had another flood event and once again the guards have protected our property as can be seen from the pictures below.

I cannot stress enough the peace of mind these products give. Cleaning up the exterior of a property is an order of magnitude less distressing than cleaning sewage from within.

Yours Sincerely,

M. Jones

Case Study: Mr & Mrs Fairhead

The tiny Finchingfield Brook in Essex has turned into a raging torrent four times – three of which caused huge destruction to the home of Gil and Peter Fairhead.

“But the last deluge was 10 days after we installed Floodguards,” says Mrs Fairhead. “The water was 18 inches deep outside – but it was dry inside. For peace of mind alone, Floodguards are worth the investment. We now sleep at night. Thoroughly recommended.”

Grace Robertson lost all her possessions in the 2003 Scottish floods. Now she is one of hundreds of council and private Moray householders who have installed Floodguards.

“I was put into temporary accommodation for six months. It was worse for some others – they literally died of broken hearts,” she says. “Floodguards give us peace of mind. We think they are brilliant – they’ve been excellent. I’m very, very pleased.”