Compare Fast-Built Levees™ With Price of Standard Sandbag Levees: (American Standard)
Compare cost including the sand:
To create a barrier 18in high and 100ft long out of Standard sandbags would require about 1,400 sandbags at $0.35/sandbag, and including cost of sand*, would cost about $858 not including the cost of labor and installation.
With Fast-Built Levees™ a barrier 18in high and 100ft long, including the cost of sand* or clean fill dirt (even cheaper than sand), would cost $284and with minimal labor and completed in about 15 minutes!
The value of 18in high Fast-Built Levees™ is like that of buying filled sandbags* with free shipping to your yard that are stacked tightly already placed where they are needed in a flawless zero seepage barrier for $0.20/sandbag!
That is $2.84 per foot for an 18in high Fast-Built Levee™!
*presuming a price of $16/cubic yard of sand
Compare cost per foot* for an 18in high barrier:
Standard sandbags: $8.58/ft not installed
18in high Fast-Built Levee™: $2.84/ft installed!
Compare cost around an average 100,000ft2 per city block
(approximately 316ft x 316ft)* for an 18in high barrier:
Standard sandbags: $10,852 per city block not installed (about 17,708 sandbags)
18in high Fast-Built Levee™: $3,592 per city block Installed! And takes about 3hrs 15min with 1 Instee Levee Builder™!
Compare cost per mile* for an 18in high barrier:
Standard sandbags: $45,302 per mile not installed (about 73,920 sandbags)
18in high Fast-Built Levee™: $14,995 per mile Installed! And takes about 13hrs 15mins with 1 Instee Levee Builder™!
Compare cost excluding the sand:
To create a barrier 18in high and 100ft long out of Standard sandbags would require about 1,400 sandbags at $0.35/sandbag, excluding cost of sand, would cost $490 besides the cost of labor and installation.
With Fast-Built Levee™ a barrier 18in high and 100ft long, excluding cost of sand, would cost $100and with minimal labor and completed in about 15 minutes!
The value of 18in high Fast-Built Levees™ is like that of buying empty sandbags for $0.07/sandbag plus the price of sand or clean fill dirt (even cheaper than sand) and it is as if these sandbags place themselves with little effort at about 4,800 bags an hour with a two or three man crew! And in a perfect zero seepage barrier!
*presuming a price of $16/cubic yard of sand
Now Compare the 42in Super Heavy Duty Fast-Built Levees™ With the Price of Standard Sandbag Levees:
(The following describes 42in high Fast-Built Levee™ created by the Quick Levee Builder™)
Compare cost including the sand:
To create a barrier 42in high and 100ft long out of Standard sandbags would require about 5,000 sandbags at $0.35/sandbag and, including cost of sand*, would cost about $3,110 besides the cost of labor and installation.
With Fast-Built Levees™ a barrier 42in high and 100ft long, including cost of sand* or clean fill dirt (even cheaper than sand), would cost $950and with minimal labor and completed in about 45 minutes!
The value of 42in high Fast-Built Levees™ is like that of buying filled sandbags* with free shipping to your yard that are stacked tightly already placed where they are needed in a flawless zero seepage barrier for $0.19/sandbag!
That is $9.50 per foot for a 42in high Fast-Built Levee™!
*presuming a price of $16/cubic yard of sand
Compare cost per foot* for a 42in high barrier:
Standard sandbags: $31.10/ft not installed
42in high Fast-Built Levee™: $9.50/ft Installed!
Compare cost per avg 100,000sqft city block (approx316ftx316ft)* for a 42in high barrier:
Standard sandbags: $39,337 per city block not installed (about 63,244 sandbags)
42in high Fast-Built Levee™: $12,016 per city block Installed! And takes about 9 hrs 45 min with 1 Quick Levee Builder™!
Compare cost per mile* for a 42in high barrier:
Standard sandbags: $164,208 per mile not installed (about 264,000 sandbags)
42in high Fast-Built Levee™: $50,160 per mile Installed! And takes about 40 hrs 45 min with 1 Quick Levee Builder™!
*presuming a price of $16/cubic yard of sand
Compare cost excluding the sand:
To create a barrier 42in high and 100ft long out of Standard sandbags would require about 5,000 sandbags at $0.35/sandbag, excluding cost of sand, would cost $1,750 besides the cost of labor and installation.
With Fast-Built Levee™ a barrier 42in high and 100ft long, excluding cost of sand, would cost $150 and with minimal labor and completed in about 45 minutes!
The value of 42 high Fast-Built Levees™ is like that of buying empty sandbags for $0.03/sandbag plus the price of sand or clean fill dirt (even cheaper than sand) and it is as if these sandbags place themselves with little effort at about 6,300 bags an hour with a two or three man crew! And in a perfect zero seepage barrier!
*presuming a price of $16/cubic yard of sand
All currency in USD
Fast-Built Levees™ are: Faster, cheaper, and peace of mind dependable