Now – Sinkholes are suddenly a pandemic in Florida – so since I have armed myself with so much understanding about sinkholes – I find I must return here to pass some of my information on.
I’ll be try to get some photos of those holes opening under major highways….
Check back in a few days — I’ll be info gathering in the meantime.
Anyone, including geologists, lawyers, homeowners, the guy down the road, want to contribute or send me info – just leave a comment.
The facing wall is the exterior supporting cinderblock wall; the door opens to a bathroom.
Here is your first glimpse.
I’ve mentioned the walls separating from the ceiling, actually it’s more like the ceiling is lifting away from the walls. What do I mean? Take a good look at that picture above.
In this photograph the exterior wall faces west – towards the neighbor’s house that the Insurance Man didn’t like the looks of. (The door you see opens to a bathroom.) Just outside this wall, about 4 feet away, is a large tree trunk. I have a live oak that rises about 3 stories above the house. It is easy to “forget” as you never really see the tree – it’s canopy is over head, and it’s trunk only glimpsed from my bedroom window.
A few people supposed that it was the tree causing the house to tilt. I pointed out that objects usually rise up away from the tree base – not towards it. The Insurance Man said that indeed the tree was innocent.
When I suggested that it was the tree’s root system that was stopping the house from falling more westward, he laughed and said, “It’s possible.”
