Could Flex Seal Flood Protection Kit Help Save Louisiana Homes?

Lafayette, Louisiana (KMDL) - Flooding in Louisiana is unfortunately something we have to deal with year after year.

A flood can cause devastating damage to houses, vehicles, land, and in the most tragic cases, floods can be deadly.

Over the next few days Lafayette, Youngsville, Crowley, New Iberia, and all of Acadiana and Louisiana are under a serious flood watch.

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There's one product on the market that, while it isn't new, has just come to my attention and by the looks of it, may be able to help keep your home or business from flooding in Louisiana.

Flex Seal Flood Protection Kit

Before we get going with this, I just want to say that this is not a paid promotion for this product, nor am I endorsing this product or company.

I'm always thinking and looking for ways to possibly stop houses and businesses from flood damage, and with all of Louisiana currently being under a flood watch, I stumbled across this product.

What I'm talking about is the Flex Seal Flood Protection Kit.

From flexsealproducts.com-

"The Flex Seal Family of Flood Protection Products are specifically designed to work TOGETHER to create multiple layers of super-strong, waterproof protection, and to be easily removed after floodwaters recede. They can help slow down or even stop water from entering structures."

This flood prevention kit sells for $50 on the Flex Seal website, but you can also find it at places like Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Walmart, and more.

OK, so what is it?

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The Flex Seal Flood Prevention Kit includes -

Flood Prevention Paste

Flood Protection Liquid

Caulking Gun

Flex Gap Filler Tool

Paint Brush

Gloves

The Flood Prevention Kit creates a series of waterproof layers that you apply to doors and windows to stop water from getting inside homes and businesses during a flood.

Basically, you use the water-proof tape to tape all of the door and window cracks, then you paint over it with the Flex Seal liquid rubber.

This kit can't help you much in the event of flash flooding, but if there is a significant rain and flood event in the forecast, sealing up your doors and windows could hopefully save you both heartache and money.

But, does it work?

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After watching a few demo videos and reading online reviews, it seems like it can work pretty well.

At homedepot.com it's rated 4.8. out of 5 stars, and every other website I checked had nothing lower than a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating.

My first thought was how in the world do you get this stuff off of your house?

As you'll see in the video, you can apparently just peel it off once the flood waters go down.

Have you ever used this product, and if you have, did it work for you?

Let us know!