Steps to Install a Portable Dam in Water
If you are tasked with dewatering a site, you will understand that what you are about to undertake is a task where careful consideration is key. If the proper procedures are not followed, then expensive and time-consuming delays could be the result. Using a water filled, portable dam such as a cofferdam will lessen the ...
Why Contractors Choose Inflatable Cofferdams for Bridge Repair
Bridge repair often presents some of the most unique and difficult challenges of most any construction project. Given that much of the work often has to be done on components that are submerged in water, one of the early decisions contractors have to make is how to create a safe and dry work area. While ...
The Many Benefits of Reusable Cofferdams
There are options when a contractor or property manager is in need of a solution for dewatering a site. While the specific need or particulars around the job and site may dictate which solution makes the most sense, there is one option that tends to rise above the rest in every situation. Thanks to portable ...
Using Inflatable Cofferdams for Environmental Remediation
The impact of humans upon nature is often detrimental. So that we maintain an environment that is beneficial to nature and therefore one that will sustain the human race for decades to come, it is important that any environmental damage we do be swiftly repaired. This is especially true when it comes to construction projects, ...
Key Characteristics of Inflatable Cofferdams
Inflatable cofferdams are not a new product, by any means. Some form of inflatable cofferdam has been used for over forty years, and modern inflatable cofferdams have been in regular use for the last two decades. Inflatable cofferdams are portable dams that are perfect for a large number of dewatering applications. If you are wishing ...
Inflatable Cofferdams – Why They’re Superior to Sandbags
Sandbags are the most common solution for water intrusion issues, but are they the best? Just because they are a ‘common’ solution does not mean there are no alternative solutions available. Many alternative solutions are also better solutions, such as inflatable cofferdams. We here at Dam-It-Dams are about to explain to you why inflatable cofferdams ...
Inflatable Cofferdams 101 – What is Dewatering?
You may have heard of the term ‘dewatering’ and wondered what, precisely it means. It is a general term for the removal of water? If you ‘detox’ you remove toxins from your body, or if you ‘declutter’ you remove clutter from your residence, so surely if you ‘dewater’ you remove water from where you don’t ...
Dewatering Best Practices for Construction Sites
Dewatering refers to the standard and important process of removing water from a construction site. The site could be in a source of water, or it could be in an area below the water table so flooding and working in unfavorably damp conditions is likely a problem. Working where water is present always carries risks, ...
Why Sandbags Shouldn’t Be Used for Flood Protection
When it comes to flood protection, most companies will opt for sandbags. While sandbags do offer protection against flooding, there are many reasons why sandbags shouldn’t be used for flood protection, and this article will investigate why, and also suggest alternative solutions that are much more effective, such as water-inflated cofferdams. Sandbags Do Offer Some ...
How Inflatable Cofferdams Can Protect Against Flooding
When the weather becomes extreme, the measures taken to protect against some of the unfortunate consequences of terrible weather have to become extreme too. Business owners who operate in areas that are prone to flooding, or who are reacting to a flood warning usually prepare themselves by having plenty of sandbags on standby. There is ...