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driveway sinkhole
There appears to be a sinkhole forming on the side of my driveway,
about half in the yard and half in the driveway. Right now it's only a couple of feet wide and maybe 6 inches deep at the lowest point. I imagine this is a root or something decomposing underneath? My questions: 1-Am I going to wake up one morning and find that my truck has been swallowed up? 2-Is this something I can fix myself? If not, do I call a driveway specialist? An excavator? Don't know if it makes a difference, but I live in Massachusetts, so the ground will be freezing soon. |
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Third, get hot, it will only get worse if you don't move on getting it checked out. Thanks for the reply...if it is not the water, who should I call to check it out? |
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On 14 Dec 2004 15:23:15 -0800, wrote:
Third, get hot, it will only get worse if you don't move on getting it checked out. Thanks for the reply...if it is not the water, who should I call to check it out? Cross that bridge when you get to it, but for now you want to call the water company/city works. later, tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com |
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wrote: Cross that bridge when you get to it, but for now you want to call the water company/city works. later, tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com The town just checked it out, it's not the water. And I do not have a sepitc sysetm. The town suggested, based on the path of the water pipe, that the trench for the pipe was not filled well enough. |
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.. The town suggested, based on the path of the water
pipe, that the trench for the pipe was not filled well enough. My thoughts also. A common problem is loose soil thrown into an excavation that settles when it becomes wet. If that is the problem, poke the garden hose into the settling soil (water turned on). This will consolidate the soil as the water drains out. After it has settled, pack in more soil to restore the surface level. |
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Third, get hot, it will only get worse if you don't move on getting it checked out. Thanks for the reply...if it is not the water, who should I call to check it out? |
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Third, get hot, it will only get worse if you don't move on getting it checked out. Thanks for the reply...if it is not the water, who should I call to check it out? |
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On 14 Dec 2004 10:20:44 -0800, wrote:
There appears to be a sinkhole forming on the side of my driveway, about half in the yard and half in the driveway. Right now it's only a couple of feet wide and maybe 6 inches deep at the lowest point. I imagine this is a root or something decomposing underneath? My questions: 1-Am I going to wake up one morning and find that my truck has been swallowed up? 2-Is this something I can fix myself? If not, do I call a driveway specialist? An excavator? Don't know if it makes a difference, but I live in Massachusetts, so the ground will be freezing soon. Do you hve a septic system...and if so do you know where it is? *-------------------------------* NEVER FORGET!!! http://cf1.newsday.infi.net/911/vict...me.cfm?id=2105 |
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wrote in message oups.com... There appears to be a sinkhole forming on the side of my driveway, about half in the yard and half in the driveway. Right now it's only a couple of feet wide and maybe 6 inches deep at the lowest point. I imagine this is a root or something decomposing underneath? My questions: 1-Am I going to wake up one morning and find that my truck has been swallowed up? 2-Is this something I can fix myself? If not, do I call a driveway specialist? An excavator? I have a similar problem. I know of a couple of sinkholes tat formed from trees that were buried 24 years ago when the house was built. Mine is small enough right now that I think I can fill and patch it myself. If it gets larger I'm going to call a driveway paver for some digging, filling, paving. FWIW, I'm not far from you over the border in CT. |
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