Scan the opening water will use first.
Focus on the garage threshold and driveway line — where SWFL water often enters first.
Or Get a Free Estimate when you already know you need on-site measurement.
- Measurement required before quote
- Built for SWFL homes
- No photo-only fit claims
Which opening will water use first?
Start with the opening water will use first — garage, slider, lanai, or door line.
What storm pressure are you under?
Pick the pressure driving your decision. Rubicon maps it to fit direction and urgency.
Preliminary opening review
Strong candidate for Rubicon garage opening review — before hurricane season pressure
- Likely water path
- Driveway approach → garage threshold line
- Deployment concern
- Measurement and staging should happen before landfall windows compress. Canal-side driveways and garage thresholds often see the first nuisance water.
- Primary review focus
- Clear opening width
- Threshold height
- Side mounting surfaces
- Floor line
- Bottom seal condition
- Sandbag burden
- high — Wide openings are sandbag-heavy and require staging before storm pressure
- What Rubicon needs
- •Full opening photo
- •Threshold and floor line
- •Both side edges
- •Bottom seal close-up
Not barrier-first if
- Water enters through floor drains before reaching the opening line
- Slab seepage may not be solved by a barrier alone
- Wall seepage may bypass the opening line
- Major grading failure may need drainage work first
Run opening scan or send for measurement review
This is a preliminary fit readout. Rubicon does not confirm system fit from a photo alone. A measurement-based review is required before quote or recommendation.
Show Rubicon the opening line
Capture the full garage opening, threshold, and both side edges from the driveway. Opening intelligence is generated above — a photo improves review quality.
Opening-specific guidance
Garage opening · Hurricane season (SWFL)
Driveway approach → garage threshold line
A photo improves threshold, seal, and side-edge readout — measurement still confirms fit.
Show the threshold, side edges, and floor line
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Photo capture
Photo improves the review. Measurement confirms the fit. Stand back far enough to see the full opening line.
- Stand 6–10 feet back
- Include both side edges
- Capture threshold and floor line
- Add one close-up of the bottom seal
Concern context: Measurement and staging should happen before landfall windows compress. Canal-side driveways and garage thresholds often see the first nuisance water.
Preliminary fit readout
Strong candidate for Rubicon garage opening review — before hurricane season pressure
Schedule measurement review before landfall windows tighten — fabrication needs lead time.
Primary review focus
- Clear opening width
- Threshold height
- Side mounting surfaces
- Floor line
- Bottom seal condition
A photo improves threshold, seal, and side-edge readout — measurement still confirms fit.
Photo improves the review. Measurement confirms the fit.
This is a preliminary fit readout. Rubicon does not confirm system fit from a photo alone. A measurement-based review is required before quote or recommendation.
Send to Rubicon for Measurement Review →Common SWFL assessment pathsCommon Southwest Florida assessment paths
Illustrative scenarios homeowners use before storm season. Each path links to local context — not a ranked review or guarantee.
Sandbags look cheap until you count the laborSandbags look cheap until you count the storm labor
Your home has weak points. Sandbags look cheap until you count bags, hours, people, transport, and disposal every season.
Sandbag plan
Hundreds of bags, multiple people, hours each event, contaminated disposal — repeated every season.
Compare this to a reusable fitted barrier assessment — one measurement visit, then repeat deployment without seasonal bag labor.
Compare my opening →
On-site reviewThreshold, side edges, and barrier zone marked before quote
- Opening photos reviewed
- Measurement required
- Threshold checked
- Warranty & maintenance reviewed
Rubicon does not guess from a photo
A photo can start the decision. A measurement-based review confirms whether a Rubicon system makes sense.
- ✓Photos: Full opening, both side edges, threshold / floor line, threshold close-up
- ✓Opening type: Garage, slider, lanai, or door — drives panel and mounting plan
- ✓Threshold condition: Seal, height, possible water path across the floor line
- ✓Approximate width: Used for panel count planning — confirmed on site
- ✓Storm / flood concern: Hurricane season, heavy rain, king tide, or repeat opening flooding
- ✓Deployment needs: Fast prep, seasonal / absent owner, labor available
- ✓Location & timing: SWFL city, ZIP, weeks before peak storm pressure
Not sure if this is a barrier problem?
Some water problems are not barrier-first. Rubicon flags those before you invest in opening protection.
Request Assessment for measurement-based review. Rubicon does not confirm system fit from photos alone. Request Assessment