Built for Florida Homes
Flood Smart™ Flood Barriers
Help keep rising water out.
Custom-fitted removable aluminum flood barriers designed to help reduce water intrusion at garages, doors, entryways and other vulnerable ground-level openings.
Installed tracks remain ready on your home. When flooding threatens, the lightweight panels slide into place to create a strong, reusable water barrier.
No sandbags. No last-minute scramble.
A planned way to prepare.
Flood Smart™ is manufactured by Storm Smart. Custom Storm Shutters is the local provider and installer.
Flood Smart barriers across a garage and front entry on a Florida home.
Flood Protection
Helps reduce water intrusion at vulnerable openings.
Quick Deployment
Panels install into prepared tracks when protection is needed.
Reusable System
Store the panels and use them again when flooding threatens.
Custom Fit
Designed specifically for your home's openings.
Your home doesn’t have to be on the coast to have a water problem.
Central Florida flooding isn’t always caused by storm surge.
Heavy rain, overwhelmed drainage systems, retention ponds, low-lying streets and changes caused by nearby development can redirect water toward homes that may never have experienced flooding before.
A home that stayed dry for years can still have vulnerable ground-level openings.
Flood Smart gives homeowners a planned way to protect selected garages, doors and entryways before rising water becomes an emergency.
Simple when you need it.
Low-profile tracks stay installed
Custom tracks are professionally installed around the selected opening.
Slide the panels into place
When flooding threatens, aluminum panels are inserted into the tracks.
Stack to your protection height
Additional panels stack vertically to create the specified barrier height.
Secure the system
The system is tightened and secured according to its engineered configuration.
When the threat passes, remove the panels, store them, and your opening returns to normal.
Everyday or flood-ready
Same home. Two views.
Protect the openings water finds first.
Garage openings
Wide driveway-facing openings can be particularly vulnerable to rising water.
Entry doors
Help protect low thresholds and front entryways.
Side & rear doors
Protect vulnerable ground-level access points.
Patio / large openings
Custom configurations can protect larger openings where appropriate.
Engineered flood protection.
Clear specifications.
- Panel material
- 6063-T5 aluminum
- Panel height
- 7.875 in. each
- Sealing
- Engineered EPDM sealing strips
- Support arm
- Stainless steel
- Max certified protection height
- Up to approx. 3.16 ft with five panels, subject to the engineered configuration
- Max section width
- 12 ft (2 panels), 11 ft (3 panels), 10 ft (4 panels), 9 ft (5 panels); center posts for larger spans
- Panel material
- 6063-T5 aluminum
- Panel height
- 7.875 inches each
- Panel depth
- 1.375 inches
- Panel wall thickness
- 0.085 inches
- Panel weight
- Approximately 2.88 lb per linear foot
- Sealing
- Engineered EPDM sealing strips
- Track material
- 6063-T5 aluminum
- Track width
- 2 inches
- Track depth
- 3.5 inches
- Center post width
- 4 inches
- Support arm
- Stainless steel
Final system configuration depends on opening dimensions, required protection height, site conditions and applicable engineering. Specifications are from Storm Smart’s current Flood Smart™ product information.
Choose the protection height your home needs.
2 Panels
16" protection height
Up to 12 ft wide per section
3 Panels
23.25" protection height
Up to 11 ft wide per section
4 Panels
30.5" protection height
Up to 10 ft wide per section
5 Panels
37.75" protection height
Up to 9 ft wide per section
The appropriate height and configuration should be determined during the site evaluation based on the opening and potential water exposure.
A better plan than waiting for sandbags.
Sandbags
- Must be purchased or filled
- Heavy to move
- Require significant storage/disposal
- Can take considerable time to deploy
- Temporary solution
- Often prepared at the last minute
Flood Smart™
- Custom fit to your opening
- Reusable aluminum panels
- Permanent low-profile tracks
- Faster planned deployment
- Compact panel storage
- Professionally installed system
No flood barrier makes a home waterproof. See “Important to know” below.
What will I see every day?
Only the low-profile mounting components remain installed around the protected opening.
The removable aluminum panels are stored when they’re not needed.
When flood protection is required, the panels are brought out and secured into the installed system.
Real flood barrier installations
Genuine photographs of installed Flood Smart™ barriers. Select a photo to enlarge it.
Questions homeowners ask about flood barriers
Open any question below. You can leave several open at once.
Flood Smart is designed to help mitigate water intrusion at protected openings. No flood barrier should be presented as guaranteeing complete protection under every possible flood condition. Effectiveness depends on factors including water depth, duration, site conditions, installation, maintenance and conditions exceeding the system's design.
No. Hurricane shutters primarily protect openings against wind pressure and windborne debris. Flood Smart is designed to help reduce water intrusion at selected ground-level openings. Some homes may benefit from both wind and flood protection.
No. Low-profile mounting components remain installed. The flood panels themselves are removable and stored until needed.
The system is designed for rapid deployment after the permanent mounting components have been professionally installed. Actual deployment time depends on opening size and system configuration.
Yes. Garage openings are one of the primary applications for Flood Smart.
Yes. Entry doors, side doors and other suitable ground-level openings can be evaluated for a custom system.
Flood Smart can accommodate wide openings, with engineered center-post/support configurations used where required.
The manufacturer currently specifies certified protection heights up to approximately 3.16 feet using five panels, depending on system configuration.
The aluminum panels weigh approximately 2.88 pounds per linear foot according to the manufacturer's current specification sheet. Actual panel weight therefore depends on the width of the opening.
Panels are removable and can be stored when not needed. During the estimate, we should discuss an accessible storage location that makes deployment practical.
It is a different type of solution. Flood Smart provides a custom-fitted, reusable barrier with mounting components installed in advance, eliminating the need to obtain and position large quantities of sandbags for the protected opening.
Flood exposure can change. Heavy rainfall, drainage problems, surrounding development, changes in grading and unusual storms can affect where water travels. We can evaluate vulnerable ground-level openings and explain whether flood protection makes sense for your property.
Requirements depend on the project and local jurisdiction. We review the applicable requirements for your specific installation.
Yes. Initial measurement is free, and up to two estimates are provided at no charge in our Central Florida service area. Additional estimates require office approval and typically cost $50.
Important to know
Flood barriers are mitigation products.
Flood Smart™ is designed to help reduce flood-water intrusion under specified conditions but should not be represented as guaranteeing that a structure will remain completely dry during every flooding event.
Performance can be affected by water depth, duration, installation, maintenance, surrounding construction, drainage and conditions exceeding the system’s engineered design.
Flood protection without the contractor runaround.
- Local Central Florida company
- Licensed & insured
- Florida Certified Building Contractor CBC1270515
- Clear, straightforward estimates
- Professional installation
- Product information explained before you buy
- Project communication
- Free in-home estimate
Protect what you’ve spent a lifetime building.
Storm Safety | Made Simple.
Payment Options
Financing may be available. Ask us about current options and review the lender’s terms.
Home improvement financing may be available through the GreenSky® Loan Program. The plans, their rates and the conditions that apply to each one are listed on our financing page.
Subject to credit approval. Rates and terms are subject to change. Your loan agreement governs your financing.
View Financing OptionsPrefer to talk it through first? Call us at 407-883-1873.
Don’t wait until the water is rising.
Let us evaluate your garage, doors and other vulnerable openings and show you what flood protection would look like on your home.
No-pressure in-home consultation. Clear measurements. Clear options. Clear price.