On June 12, 2024, the rain wouldn't stop in Miami.

First, the street flooded. Then the yard. Then the water reached our doors, and came inside, under the sliding door, across the floor, into the rooms. We put towels down. The towels didn't stop it. Nothing we had in the house could stop it.

That day, we walked through water inside our own home.

This happened to us. Not to a customer. To us, in our own house, in a city where this is happening more often, to more homes, every year.

We went looking for a real solution

After that day, we started looking for a barrier that actually seals a home: every opening, doors, garage, sliding doors, sealed against rising water, not slowed down by sandbags or towels.

What we found, tested and now install is the WDS-35T system: aluminum panels that stack across an opening and seal it with a patented, patent-pending clamp with two pressure points. It protects up to 26 inches of water with three panels, and it deploys in about ten minutes with the two Allen keys it comes with. No construction, no permanent changes to your home: the hardware is measured and fitted to your openings, and the panels go up when water threatens and come down when it passes.

That's how Water Defense Systems started

From a flooded house, to keeping the water outside, where it belongs.

Today we measure, build to size and install the system ourselves across South Florida, for homeowners who never want to walk through water inside their home again.

If your home has flooded, or your street floods when the tide comes in, start with a free home assessment. We'll look at your openings and tell you exactly what protection your home needs.

Free Home Assessment · +1 (305) 239-2761

See how we protect homes and commercial properties, or get your estimate.

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