Sinkhole home foundation repair underpinning in Florida.
Sinkhole House underpinning. You may be reading this because you live in Florida, and someone has told you, or you have noticed signs that your home is on a sinkhole. You may have noticed that your walls or floors have shifted some, your foundation, walls, or floor have become cracked, fenceposts and trees have slumped into the soil, or you have seen a sunken indentation in your lawn. All of these are signs of a sinkhole being present. If any of these signs are present, you will likely correct your assumption that your Florida home is sitting on a sinkhole, and now you need to take action.
Your first action step is to contact your homeowner’s insurance company and inform them of the situation. They will often require you to get a full evaluation from an engineering company dealing with sinkholes and repair. They will give you an estimate as to what it will cost to make the needed repairs to repair the sinkhole. Some will also give estimates to restore your home to a repaired state. Other times, you may have to call in a contractor for the actual home repair aspect of the damage caused by a sinkhole.
With repair costs in hand, you
need to decide what action to take. Do you want your Florida sinkhole home repaired, or do you want to sell and get out from underneath the possibilities of future expenses if the sinkhole was not properly repaired and reoccurred? If you want to get out from underneath the nightmare that sinkholes present, call me, and let me make you an offer on your Florida sinkhole home. I can offer you top dollar for your home. However, if you want to have your sinkhole and home repaired, the best repair method is underpinning. Here is where the problem lies, though. Most insurance companies do not want to pay out the expense of having your sinkhole repaired by underpinning due to the expense. They would instead settle on the policy and remove themselves from the situation.
Sinkhole house Underpinning
Underpinning is considered one of the best ways to repair a sinkhole home. Sometimes, compaction grouting will be used in conjunction with underpinning. Underpinning is the process of drilling and setting metal pins/piers into the underlying limestone around the perimeter, throughout the sinkhole, and around the perimeter of your home. Brackets are attached, connecting the base of your home to the metal pins. Sometimes, this will also have to be done under the interior of your home, requiring you to move out while the floors are torn up over the load-bearing walls to drill pins in to secure the home. Due to the expense of underpinning, homeowners often need an attorney to help the insurance company agree to proper repair. While waiting for a resolution, it is unsafe to remain in your home until after repairs if serious damage has been done to the foundation.
If you decide that the time and expense required to repair the sinkhole and your home are not worth the headaches and want to sell, call me, and I know we can come up with an arrangement that will make you comfortable.
Author’s Note: Only a certified engineer can confirm sinkhole activity. It’s important to remember that not every sinkhole house has a void under it. I’ve seen houses with shifting foundations due to clay, sand, and mud classified as sinkhole houses, and the insurance company paid off the houses in full.
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