by Jay Silver | Jun 26, 2013 | Residential Blog Posts
Having lived a part of my life in California, I was quite aware that some areas of the state, along the San Andreas Fault, would be more prone to earthquakes. Sinkholes are completely different geologically, but they too will sometimes form along a path of weakness...by Jay Silver | Jun 3, 2013 | Residential Blog Posts
Are you Postponing Your Sinkhole Repair? Do you have confirmed sinkhole conditions on your property? If so, maybe you’ve delayed the repairs. Perhaps you’ve seen the disruption a sinkhole repair job can have on a neighbor’s life. Maybe you were told that you shouldn’t...by Jay Silver | Feb 18, 2013 | Residential Blog Posts
The people of Plant City, FL sometimes refer to 2010 as the “year of the sinkhole.” While there are incidences of sinkholes in Plant City, the winter of 2010 was a literal sinkhole bonanza. Record cold temperatures in January, collided with Plant City’s strawberry...by Jay Silver | Jan 16, 2013 | Residential Blog Posts
One of the questions I asked Ralph Meder, geologist at MCD of Central Florida, several weeks ago was, “Don’t residential property developers know that there may be sinkhole conditions before they begin building homes on a particular site?” I was thinking that if the...by Jay Silver | Oct 30, 2012 | Residential Blog Posts
Recently, an article published in the Ocala Star-Banner suggested that underpinning was a far more effective way to repair sinkhole damage than compaction grouting. From the author’s perspective, grouting alone is completely ineffective. Sinkhole damage, repaired...