Are you protected from the floods?

A Brief Introduction

Crocodile was founded off the back of a personal tragedy of one of the founder’s parents being flooded not once but twice

inside a twelve month period. After seeing his parents first hand being flooded and decades of not just material belongings

gone forever but irreplaceable items such as their wedding album and mementoes all gone in a wave of filthy

contaminated flood water. After 9 months of re-building their home back to somewhere close to a finished standard the flood

waters struck again. They completely devastated the ground floor of their home and his mother’s beloved garden was a sea

of filthy sludge that the waters had left behind.

After contacting their insurance company to make another claim, they were informed that they would no longer be insurable

against flooding. This was a major blow as not only were they not insured any more but they had lost the option to sell up and

move out of the area.

After struggling to find a company that was interested in helping a single home owner find a solution to their problem

Crocodile Flood Solutions Limited was born. The prime objective of the company is to offer affordable flood solutions to any home owner that needs help finding a solution to this

ever increasing problem.

Why Choose Crocodile?

24/7 Client Support

Dedicated Account manager

Bespoke Flood Defence & Protection Products

Free flood solution Assessment

Professional Advice on Flood Resistance

Finance/Government Grants Available

UK Nationwide supplier

Flood Facts

The British mentality is that people get flooded 3 times on average before they will implement some form of defence against flood water entering their home.

You are more likely to get flooded than burgled.

25% of flooding occurs outside areas formally designated as being flood prone.

Around 5.2m (one-sixth) of properties in England are at risk of flooding. More than 2.4m properties are at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, of which nearly 0.5m are at significant risk, and 1m of these are also vulnerable to surface-water flooding. Further 2.8m properties are susceptible to surface-water flooding alone.

55% of those living in flood-risk areas know they are at risk.

The Cost of a Flood

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says that the average cost of flood damage to homes is between £20,000 and £40,000.

After severe flooding it can take up to 12 months for a property to dry out completely.

Our Products

The Water Door makes use of two permanently-fixed

Vertical channels fitted either side of the doorway.

This then allows the Aluminium panels to be dropped into

position so that when deployed, a barrier up to 1600mm

High and up to 2500mm wide is ready to protect your property

The Water Door Flood Defence Barrier has been developed to provide the same quick and convenient method of "building" a water tight flood barrier, but specifically designed for the smaller domestic residential and commercial doorways.

The Water Wall Flood Defence Barrier has been developed as a quick and convenient method of "building" a water tight flood barrier that can be easily erected in the event of a flood and also dismantled and stored away when the danger has passed.

Suitable for installation to both

residential and commercial property.

Water Wall makes use of two permanently-fixed vertical channels fitted either side of the opening to be protected.

Pre-installed unobtrusive ground fixtures to allow the Patented "Twist and Lock" post system to be put in place.

Aluminium panels are then dropped into position so that when deployed, a barrier up to 1600mm high for any required span in excess of 2500mm wide is ready to protect your property.

Water Wall

Water Door

Anti-Flood Airbricks allow unrestricted airflow underneath the property, but under flood conditions they are automatically shut off by the rising waters. Unlike sand bags and covers, no flood warning or pre flood intervention is required allowing the end user to 'Fit and Forget'.

There are a variety of cost-effective Airbrick

Covers in the market place, but all are

designed for the same purpose - to prevent

ingress of rising flood water. During a flood,

standard airbricks can allow thousands of

litres of water into a property within a matter

of minutes, up to 50,000 litres per hour per

airbrick.

Airbrick Covers

Anti-Flood Airbricks

Before

Nano Shell is formulated using

revolutionary scientific advances in

nanotechnology.

Once nano Shell's performance coatings are applied, the delivery medium starts to evaporate to leave the nano particles that are "welded together" with the substrate. This creates an incredibly hard, long-lasting protection that is unrivalled compared to traditional protective coatings.

Invisible Coatings: clear, colourless &

waterproof, the coatings last for up to 25

years

After

Performance Coatings prevent water

damage, mould, salt and UV damage and

much more

Flood Protection: improve the thermal

efficiency of stone and masonry by

preventing water ingress

Nano Coatings are non-toxic, 100%

biodegradable with no damage to the

environment

Protective Coatings maintain the natural look

of the surface for longer

Waterproof Wall Treatment

Backwater Valve - Anti flooding device

An anti-flooding device for use in horizontal pipes. The unit closes the pipeline

automatically when backflow occurs.

- Protects effectively against:

- Flooding of low-level rooms by back-flowing wastewater

- Rodent penetration into buildings through sewage pipes

- Unpleasant smells from unused piping systems

- Operates fully automatically, no external power-supply needed

- Resistant to aggressive effects from most chemicals and hot wastewaters

Maintains full flow capacity of the sewage system Is easy to operate and to

maintain Backwater (non-return) valves are installed in horizontal drain pipes

before a drainage-system outlet from a building, or in the house drain pipe, prior

to its connecting to external sewer. Ideally mounted in inspection chambers

The Backwater Valve is a passive flood protection solution it:

Operates fully automatically, no external power supply needed

Substitutes an inspection chamber, mounted at sewage system outlet from building

Resistant to effects chemicals and to hot wastewaters

Permits temporary blocking of wastewater flow (for overhaul works)

Will Maintain full flow capacity of the sewage system

Easy to operate and to maintain

Has 2 year manufacturer's guarantee

50mm Backwater Valve

An anti-flooding device protecting interiors from flooding caused by backflow of sewage. Such risk exists most frequently in sanitary drain systems connected to combined and other sewage systems.

The 50mm backwater valve is an ideal anti-flooding device for protecting interiors from flooding caused by backflow of wastewater in all drainage-related systems such as washing basins, kitchen sinks, shower bases and dishwashing machines.

Re-pointing of brickwork and service point sealing

Lab Test: Improvement in Flood Resilience/Resistance

A single skin brick wall was constructed, using standard Felton bricks, 5:1 sand: cement render & plasticiser. This wall was then left to dry naturally for 12 months, allowing for stabilisation of the structure and better representing a real-world exterior wall.

A large scale water pressure tube of 120mm diameter was constructed and attached to the wall by means of a water proof sealant. For each stage of the test, the tube was filled with water to a height of 600mm and the water level was allowed to reduce over time, while the results were monitored and recorded.

The test was performed 3 times. Untreated Wall / Ma-sonry Protection only / Masonry Protection + Repoint-ing.

Results of Brick- work:

The results of the test for each different stage were as follows:

Untreated Wall – The first test showed the untreated wall suffered from severe wa-ter penetration under pressure. Water droplets could be seen on the other side of the wall within 5 seconds. The water level had dropped by more than 300mm, or 50% of the original height, within 6 minutes. It took 8 minutes 23 seconds for the water level to drop to 200mm.

Masonry Protection – The second test showed that Masonry Protection on its own does provide a benefit to flood resistance at lower pressures. Initial flow rates at 600mm were similar to test 1 but it took 8 minutes 49 seconds to reach 300mm, an additional 3 minutes 23 seconds more than test 1. It took more than double the time of test 1 for the water height to reduce to 200mm at 18 minutes and 35 seconds.

Masonry Protection + Repointing – The third test showed that Masonry Protection used on a wall that had been repointed, provides a tremendous benefit to flood re-sistance at all tested pressures. The water level did not change at all during the measured period.

Conclusion It doesn’t matter if you have the best flood barriers in the world, if you don’t treat your walls and seal service entry points then the water WILL get in to your home

“Last winter was a really bad one for us. The drains around our property don’t seem to be able to cope with heavy downpours. The area where we park our cars and the garden as a whole was flooded several times. On one occasion the water actually got into the house it-self. This was disastrous; it caused our electric to close down and made the ground floor of the house inhabitable. We lost a lot of our furniture and it has taken months to get back to normal. We have now decided to get prepared in case this happens again. We called Crocodile and took advantage of their free flood assessment. Lee who came out to see us was absolutely fantastic. We couldn’t recommend them highly enough”.

Mrs Smith-Lowdham, Nottingham. “We own a small public house in Windsor which has been flooded several times, although we had been pretty lucky for a few years until the beginning of 2014 when we were hit very badly. We lost an awful lot of business and it has taken us months to fully clean up and dry every-thing out. We wanted to be better prepared for the next time we are hit by severe weather so we started shopping around on the internet. We gave 2 or 3 people a call and Crocodile were the most friendly and helpful of the bunch. We have taken advantage of their free flood assessment and are looking forward to some-one coming out to see us in the next few weeks to advise on the best solutions”.

Mavis and Bernard-Windsor, Buckinghamshire

Testimonials

Contact us

Head Office:

Crocodile Flood Solutions Ltd Hamilton House 9, Hucknall Road

Nottingham NG5 1AE

Telephone: 0845 094 1281

Website: www.crocodilefs.co.uk

Email: Info@Crocodilefs.co.uk