Our firm has been in business for nearly 10 years now and you can read more about us on our Frequently Asked Questions page. We have been a sinkhole home buyer in the US for over 10 years and have purchased dozens of sinkhole damage home from people just like you.
You probably have many questions about sinkholes in Florida and selling an unrepaired sinkhole home . Many people think of the 90 foot deep Winter Park sinkhole back in 1981 that gobbled up an entire house, part of a car dealership, and a community swimming pool. That type is known as a cover collapse sinkhole where the ground caves in quickly often due to changes in the underground water table. The other more common sinkhole is the subsidence sinkhole where small depressions form in the ground and are often attributed as potholes but can be large enough to form ponds or even small lakes. We buy sinkhole homes.
The truth is most sink holes are not that large and often show little to no visible effects on the surface itself. They are often caused by small but damaging settlement in sands and clay underground that can cause significant effects to the walls, ceilings, & floors of the building sitting above them. Common signs of a sinkhole or sinkhole activity are stair-step cracks in a concrete block wall, doors and windows that stick or will not close properly or swing shut on their own, gaps where the wall meets the ceiling or the floor, uneven floors where the slab has sunk on one end of the home, and cracks in the plaster or drywall seams. Often times other than the damage to the house itself, you cannot see the sinkhole activity. Insurance companies hire engineering firms to do soil samples and use ground penetrating radar to determine if sinkhole activity even exists.
Remedying a sinkhole in Florida and other states is not an easy task. It involves pumping concrete under your home and metal rods deep underground. This helps jack up your home and hopefully keeps it from sinking further into the ground. Insurance companies often will pay out the full amount of the insurance policy rather than hire a contractor to stabilize the property. This is because even when a property gets stabilized, it can still settle further. Trust me, I have seen it happen. Additionally Florida statute 627.7073 requires sellers to disclose if sinkhole claims have been filed by them and if they have made repairs, so your sinkhole house is forever stigmatized even after repairs are completed.
If you need help making a sinkhole claim on your insurance or need to be connected with a sinkhole lawyer , we can help you with this process. Do not go it alone if your own insurance company is giving you a hard time with your sinkhole insurance claim. Since we specialize in buying unrepaired sinkhole damaged homes, we know the ins and outs of how the process works. So please call us about your sink hole home .
Sinkholes occur all over the planet but the biggest concentration in NorthAmerica is in the areas of Central and North Florida particularly just north of Tampa in the area known as sinkhole alley and over to Orlando & Kissimmee, north up through Ocala, Gainesville, and into the central panhandle. The most common counties with sinkhole insurance claims are Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Marion, Alachua, Sumter, Polk, Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Lake, and Volusia but they do occur throughout the State of Florida.
Frequently asked questions about sinkholes.
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