Flood barriers measured to your openings.
Rubicon Flood Control measures, fabricates and installs removable aluminum flood barriers for garage, door, slider and lanai openings across Southwest Florida. Installed systems run about $2,200 to $12,000 per opening (as of May 2026); every quote follows a free on-site measurement.
What Rubicon plans against.
6–9 FT
Water above ground in Cape Coral
Hurricane Ian, 2022, measured by the National Hurricane Center
8.37 FT
Above normal high tide at Punta Rassa
Nearest surviving USGS sensor to Cape Coral during Ian
31.0 KSI
Tested plank yield
31.0 ksi yield against the 25.0 ksi ASTM B221 T6 minimum, independent tensile test of a production plank
Sources: NHC Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Ian · BarrierX® spec sheet and tensile test
Common questions.
What does Rubicon Flood Control install?
BarrierX® removable aluminum flood barriers, sold as Rubicon Flood Panels: interlocking 6063-T6 aluminum planks with closed-cell EPDM seals that stack between side posts anchored beside a garage, door, slider or lanai opening. Rubicon measures the opening, fabricates the planks to that measurement, installs the posts and hardware, and walks you through deploying it.
What is BarrierX?
BarrierX® is the removable aluminum plank flood barrier system Rubicon installs. Planks are 6063-T6 aluminum, 8 inches tall each, stacked from 3 planks (25 in) to 9 planks (73 in). An independent tensile test of a production plank measured 31.0 ksi yield against the 25.0 ksi ASTM B221 T6 minimum.
Is the on-site assessment free?
Yes. The on-site flood barrier assessment is a free estimate visit, about 60 minutes at your property. A specialist traces how water reaches the home, measures each opening and sends a written quote after the visit.
How tall a flood barrier can Rubicon install?
From 25 inches (3 planks) to 73 inches (9 planks), in 8-inch steps. The height for each opening is set during measurement from the ground elevation at the opening, where water has reached before and the flood zone, not from a catalog.
What should I have ready for the assessment visit?
Know which openings water has reached before. Photos of past water lines help. Clear access to garage and lanai openings. Someone should be home to open the garage and lanai and to talk through where water came in before.
How quickly does Rubicon respond?
Rubicon replies within an hour during business hours and can schedule an emergency appointment within 24 hours. Visits are booked online at rubiconflood.com/book/flood-barrier-assessment or by calling (239) 330-8888.
Ready to close your openings? Start with a free measurement.
Rubicon measures every opening before quoting and sends a written quote after the visit. Rubicon replies within an hour during business hours and can schedule an emergency appointment within 24 hours.