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On November 14, 2013, a sinkhole forced more families out of their homes in Dunedin, Florida. This hits especially close to home because I grew up in Dunedin and attended high school about one mile away from the affected neighborhood.…
Continue Reading Cheap Sinkhole Repairs Threaten Property Owners
In preparing for an upcoming trial, I deposed the carrier’s geotechnical engineer who recommended a compaction grouting program to remediate my client’s home that suffered a sinkhole loss. In his report, he noted very loose to loose shallow soil zones.…
Continue Reading Sinkhole Loss: What is the “Zone Of Influence” and Why is it Important?
Florida’s landscape has a great propensity for sinkhole activity, which causes extensive damage to policyholders’ property. The Florida Legislature has passed many laws regulating the adjustment and remediation of sinkhole claims.…
Amy Boggs wrote a post yesterday, Sinkhole Repairs: Where’s the Grout?, that was followed by a story, Florida Sinkhole Reappears after Rain, which demonstrates that she is right–grout is not the proper method to fix most sinkholes:
A 20-foot sinkhole in Clermont, Fla., opened up this Monday between two homes, and the recent heavy rains could be to blame.
In 2001, a sinkhole appeared in the same spot and was filled with cement. It has now reopened and is causing some concern.
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Continue Reading Policyholders Should Not be Forced to Accept Cheap Repairs That Do Not Work
We are seeing an increasing number of cases involving the ineffective repair of sinkholes. I had a recent case where the homeowner repaired the property pursuant to the carrier’s recommended repair method which called for grouting only….
Continue Reading Sinkhole Repairs: Where’s the Grout?
