90 day update- Flexamat with SFWMD

Here is the Flexamat installed on the South Florida Water Management District's test canal.  Take it from someone who has literally grown up in the business of erosion control,  this Flexamat stuff is the real deal!  Not only is there vegetation starting on the slope, there is underwater vegetation.

Flexamat stands up to boat traffic and wave action with no problems!

Check out the under water vegetation!  Many fish calling Flexamat home these days!!

My favorite Flexamat shot that I will be taking again once fully vegetated!

This is a great solution for hard armor erosion control!  Why would anyone choose rip rap when they could save time, money now, and money in the future with Flexamat.  Flexamat is and investment that will give you returns!  No more twisting ankles picking trash, end weed abatement, keep those littorals alive, it is endless!!  In fact, a recent project was designed with rip rap in which our contractor wanted to replace with Flexamat.  Since installing the rip rap called for the removal of 9 truckloads, or 15" of fill, the contractor was able to save the owner over $5000 just in the labor and the trucking to remove this dirt!  With Flexamat they were able to simply come in, do a light level excavation removing zero fill.  As seen by the videos at www.midwestconstruct.com , installation is a fast 1 to 2 person job at most!  Like I said earlier, why would anyone want those big 8 to 10 inch rocks when they could have vegetation.  The one thing not mentioned above was if you take 9 truckloads out you are going to probably have more than 9 truckloads of rocks coming back.  That is a savings of 18+ dump trucks entering and leaving a site!  As a resident in an ever growing area, I would not mind to see 1 or 2 less dump trucks racing up and down our street!!  You can get about 4500 sf of Flexamat on a truckload so imagine the freight savings you could possible achieve.

Join the Flexamat movement today and help end the design of rip rap!!

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Flexamat in Fort Myers Florida Vegetating!

Check out the Flexamat that was installed at the Fort Myers High School 2.5 months ago.  Even with sparse rain in the southeast, Flexamat fully allows vegetation to flourish!  The next time you go out for a drive count how many places you see rock rip rap. If you are unfamiliar with the term "rip rap", it is the big rocks you often see lining ditches or canals, and around culvert pipe.   You will notice that trash and other debris often get caught within the large stones of this type of erosion control method.  Also most municipalities will require some sort of weed abatement program on this rip rap within their districts.  Since walking on rip rap is so unstable, any of this type of work can and should be considered dangerous.  Flexamat is the full solution to all of the problems with rip rap.  Trash does not collect within the stable blocks of Flexamat, and since it has such a low profile, it can be mowed!  Flexamat is the "go green" solution for job sites needing a hard armor solution to battle erosion!  Check out the pictures, enjoy!

To learn about about Flexamat go to our website www.midwestconstruct.com!  Join the green movement and replace that rip rap with Flexamat!