On Jan 17, 4:24*pm, RobertL wrote:
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:20:37 PM UTC, Jonathan wrote:
I want to try to make some flood gates for our doors and they are very

expensive to buy. I want to use some sort of fixing that I can screw

into the wooden door frames permanently. These would have a thread in

the centre that I could use to bolt through, I imagine, external

plywood to create a tight fit as needed.

I think you'll need pumps as well. *Ideally a sump with a float switch and pump running off a battery backed-up supply.

Round here (Cambridge) they put the water-tight gates in the boundary walls but then they have to make sure the water does not come in via the rainwater drains.

Robert

Got one last week, thank you.

jonathan