The AquaDam® needs to press firmly against whatever it abuts into. It should be given some slack on each end because the ends will naturally round out as the AquaDam® fills. Leaving slack will ensure a tight fit and minimize leakage between the AquaDam® and the wall. Where the wall and the ground meet, one half-full sandbag can be placed under the AquaDam® to prevent seepage underneath.

This AquaDam® has a zippered end, so it can also be used in our standard open-ended configuration, with the open end starting up a bank or the side of a wall.

A small amount of sand or fill material (3 square yards, less than one dump truck) could be placed at the base of the wall so that the slope would be gradual rather than vertical. The opposite end of the AquaDam® will run up the wall or bank as shown in this picture. It is fine if there is still material left on the roll. For safety you can tie this ends wooden core off to something (a tree, post, rock, etc.).

Using the re-rolling brackets and ¾” drive ratchets w/ bars, you can stop the AquaDam® from unrolling. This will allow you to keep driveways clear until the last minute.

Since the AquaDam® is already in place and partially unrolled, it will take only a matter of minutes to finish the installation. Just remove the ratchets, start filling and allow the AquaDam® to unroll as normal. The AquaDam® will want to unroll. Laborers should stand behind it as the ratchets are removed to maintain the internal pressure from unrolling too quickly.