how much damage a sink hole can cause?

Question

can a sinkhole (typical in FL) cause the whole house damage or the damage is generally local ... how much a cost a sink hole repair take ? is it worthwhile spending on sink hole coverage which increases the premium by more than a 1000 a year (adds 1000 a year to rest of the premium)

Answer 1

My uncle lives in Florida and had a sinkhole under his house. The insurance company had to have engineers come in and determine the true depth of the hole and then they brought in trucks to fill it. A LOT of trucks. I've been hearing quite a few stories of this in Florida. I know your thinking, "can I afford to add that to my policy?" But can you afford not to?

Answer 2

If it's under the house or the foundation, it can total the house. If it's not under the house (say, in the back yard) it won't damage the house at all, but you'll probably have to fill it in.

Cost to fix or refill the hole will depend on the location and size.

If the sinkhole is NOT under the house, there isn't any coverage to fix it in your yard. If it IS under the house, you're likely looking at a total loss. You don't have small sinkhole claims.

Answer 3

Depends on the size of the sinkhole. It will take thousands of dollars to repair the sinkhole. Your insurance agent will provide the most competent answer. I would say that it is worth the coverage especially if it opens up under your house. Can you put a pricetag on your valuables? An ounce of prevention is worth more than a gallon of tears.

Answer 4

I live in Missouri there was an article about an entire house that sank into a sink hole. I would say they can cause a lot of damage.

Answer 5

i might recommend throwing down some bags of wood chips to help suck up particularly some the water inflicting the subject. different than that i might seem right into a thank you to get greater effective water drainage. good luck.