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The word sinkhole conjures up visions of homes, buildings, or highways being swallowed up and destroyed. Sinkholes can in fact cause as little damage as your doors and windows failing to close properly, or cracks begin appearing in your drywall, outside walls, or foundation.

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If you have been told by a licensed engineer that you have a sinkhole problem or that there is settling on your property, RAB Foundation Repair can help.

What are Sinkholes?

Simply put, sinkholes are part of the slow, natural process of erosion in Florida’s limestone terrain that occurs over thousands of years. These common geologic phenomena generally occur where the limestone is within a few hundred feet of the land’s surface.

Sinkholes can also be thought of as depressions or holes in the land surface. They can be shallow or deep, small or large, but all are a result of the underlying limestone dissolving. Lack of rainfall, lowered water levels, or excessive rainfall in a short period of time are all possible contributors to sinkhole development.

Warning Signs

A rapid sinkhole caused by well drilling o\r other sudden alterations to the terrain may not give any warning signs. Otherwise, the collapse process usually occurs gradually enough that a person may leave the affected area safely.

The final breakthrough can develop over a period of a few minutes to a few hours.

Some warning signs of a naturally occurring sinkhole include:

• Gradual localized ground settlement and ground depressions.
• Doors and windows fail to close properly.
• Cracks in slabs, garage floors, floor tiles, driveways and walls.
• Roof cracking and roof line sags and dips.
• Stairstep cracking on interior and exterior walls.
• Ceiling and wall seperations.
• Previously buried parts of foundations and trees become exposed because of sinking ground.
• Doors and windows that fail to close properly. Cracks in walls, floors, pavement and ground surface.
• Small ponds of rainfall forming where water has not collected before.