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Any utility in a steel garage door that is water tight and activated to drop down in heavy rain?! Has anyone ever heard of this use in a residential setting?

Water came WAY too fast- we were home at 8 pm and by 9 pm car was floating.

Even with both drives filled?

House is actually above level ground but yes driveway into garage and basement are negatively sloped/same level.

To answer questions- same exact issue at my neighbors- identical damage for both of our sides. The two homes across the street with downsloping drives also flooded though maybe to 3/4 feet as my home is also lower than theirs.

Honestly- this is our first home and we never foresaw this issue because it hasn’t happened in the neighborhood in over 10 years per the neighbors. I didn’t have a flood insurance policy either so I can only claim backup of sewers/drains. It’s horrible. Considering filling it and still getting...

Yes I believe it came from the street. We have a sump pump in the basement but clearly could not keep up with the amount of water. Trench drain at the base of the garage door.

Hi! We got unexpectedly flooded by Ida last week with almost 7 feet of water in our basement/garage. My car was floating in the driveway. We have experienced devastating damage and need to work out a solution for this moving forward- ideas?