A property appraiser in Florida’s Hillsborough County has called on the county leadership to consider creating a tracking database for all sinkhole inspections and repair assignments. Bob Henriquez said a “start-to-end tracking method” identical to measures in Pasco and Hernando counties will require sinkhole investigators such as geologists or geotechnical engineers to apply for permits before working onsite. The information will also help house hunters check if their prospective home is endangered by potential sinkhole formation before making the purchase. (more…)
The risk of sinkholes in Central Florida is clear, as stated by Tony Randazzo, UF professor emeritus now with Geohazards Inc. consultants in Gainesville, FL. “The I-4 corridor from Clearwater to Daytona, including St. Petersburg, Tampa, the Pasco-Hernando county areas …Marion and Sumter counties and the Tallahassee” are all prone to underground anomalies… There are sinkholes all over Central Florida; it’s really a matter of degrees” … That is Florida’s “Sinkhole Alley,” and Florida has the highest occurrences of sinkholes of any state. (more…)
A new five-year permit issued February 28th from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Jacksonville District) now allows the City of Cape Coral to process new seawall repair, maintenance and construction applications, as well as applications for their single-family docks.
Foundation Services of Central Florida, Inc., a proud member of “WIND,” will be well represented at WIND’s upcoming Annual Windstorm Conference in Orlando, Florida, where we will also sponsor an Exhibit in Booth #504. Visit us and register to win a 32″ TV or Quail Hunt for 4 … and to discover more about our foundation, sinkhole, wind and water damage restoration… or just to say “Hi!” We’d love to see you.
Upon discovering a crack in their Ocala, FL home’s foundation, the Wilburns began investing the cause, their options, and who might have the knowledge and expertise to properly repair their foundation. In October 2009, they were told the foundation problem was related to sinkhole activity on their property.
Ocala Style Magazine Featured The Sinkhole Pros of Foundation Services
Can you imagine awakening one morning to find an 18 x 14 foot sinkhole that’s 15 feet deep right in your front yard?
Giant Sinkhole at Fore Ranch Subdivision, Ocala – They called the Sinkhole Pros
As then Tropical Storm Debby raged over Florida, it dropped a huge amount of rainwater in a short amount of time, dramatically speeding underground erosion. County Engineer, Tracy Straub, explained the developing sinkhole process by analogy: (more…)
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