{ "updated_at": "2026-05-28", "site": "https://rubiconflood.com", "title": "Flood opening intelligence", "description": "Knowledge graph of common opening types, failure points, flood paths, and recommended review paths for SWFL properties.", "entity_count": 8, "entries": [ { "id": "garage-opening", "slug": "garage", "name": "Garage opening", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Low threshold relative to driveway grade", "Door seal compression under hydrostatic pressure", "Wide span requiring hundreds of sandbags per event" ], "typical_flood_path": "Driveway runoff and street pooling reach the garage threshold before interior spread.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Water enters through the garage first during heavy rain or surge push.", "recommended_review_path": "Visual Fit Check with driveway-to-threshold photo → measurement review for panel count.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/garage-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/visual-fit-check?opening=garage" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-paths.json", "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json" ] }, { "id": "door-opening", "slug": "front-door", "name": "Front door threshold", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Exterior grade at or below finished floor", "Threshold gap under wind-driven rain", "Slow sandbag deployment on narrow entry" ], "typical_flood_path": "Shallow sheet flow crosses the door sill during summer storms or king-tide push.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Repeat nuisance water at the front entry without whole-home inundation.", "recommended_review_path": "Visual Fit Check with threshold and both jambs → door-specific measurement review.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/door-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/visual-fit-check?opening=front-door" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json" ] }, { "id": "side-door-opening", "slug": "side-door", "name": "Side door threshold", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Patio or side-yard pooling", "Utility door with minimal seal height", "Secondary opening overlooked in storm prep" ], "typical_flood_path": "Side-yard grading sends water to utility or walkout doors before garage exposure.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Side entry floods while the front of the house stays dry.", "recommended_review_path": "Photograph side threshold line → include in multi-opening assessment scope.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/door-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/request-assessment" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json" ] }, { "id": "slider-opening", "slug": "slider", "name": "Sliding glass door", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Track drainage overwhelmed by wind-driven rain", "Low sill relative to lanai or patio floor", "Large glass span with limited sandbag stack height" ], "typical_flood_path": "Wind-driven rain and coastal push enter at slider track before interior damage spreads.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Lanai and rear slider take water during storms while garage stays dry.", "recommended_review_path": "Visual Fit Check with track and threshold visible → slider measurement review.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/lanai-slider-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/visual-fit-check?opening=slider" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json", "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-paths.json" ] }, { "id": "lanai-opening", "slug": "lanai", "name": "Lanai enclosure opening", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Screen enclosure base channel leaks", "Multiple panel lines without coordinated protection", "Repeat seasonal deployment burden" ], "typical_flood_path": "Rain bands push water under lanai base and through door transitions to interior.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Lanai floods repeatedly; unsure which line to protect first.", "recommended_review_path": "Rank openings by repeat exposure → Visual Fit Check per priority line.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/lanai-slider-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/visual-fit-check?opening=slider" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json" ] }, { "id": "commercial-entry", "slug": "commercial-entry", "name": "Commercial entry", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Wide storefront or entry with ADA thresholds", "Limited staff for sandbag deployment before storms", "Inventory and equipment at risk at grade level" ], "typical_flood_path": "Street-level pooling reaches commercial entries during rain bands and surge windows.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Business needs repeatable deployment without closing for sandbag labor.", "recommended_review_path": "Commercial assessment for entry width, post mounting, and deployment staffing plan.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/commercial-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/request-assessment" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json" ] }, { "id": "warehouse-door", "slug": "warehouse-door", "name": "Warehouse roll-up door", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Very wide opening requiring extreme sandbag counts", "Seal failure at bottom rail under pressure", "Loading area drainage tied to door line" ], "typical_flood_path": "Loading apron and dock area sheet flow reaches roll-up threshold.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Warehouse or large bay door cannot be sandbagged in time before landfall.", "recommended_review_path": "On-site width and height measurement → engineered panel layout for wide spans.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/commercial-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/request-assessment" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json" ] }, { "id": "loading-dock", "slug": "loading-dock", "name": "Loading dock", "entity_type": "OpeningType", "common_failure_points": [ "Dock level below parking lot during surge", "Multiple bay openings without coordinated plan", "Drain backup at dock pit independent of barrier line" ], "typical_flood_path": "Parking lot sheet flow and surge push enter at dock lip and bay doors.", "common_homeowner_concern": "Dock flooding damages equipment even when main structure elevation is adequate.", "recommended_review_path": "Assess dock drainage first → scope barrier lines per bay after water path review.", "related_pages": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/commercial-flood-barriers", "https://rubiconflood.com/do-i-need-flood-barriers" ], "related_feeds": [ "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json", "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/flood-decision-logic.json" ] } ], "schema_types": [ "Dataset", "DefinedTermSet", "ItemList" ], "distribution": "https://rubiconflood.com/feeds/opening-intelligence.json" }