There is not only one way that professionals go about fixing sinkholes that can be affecting a residential or commercial building. Yet one of the most popular solutions that a professional sinkhole company may use is known as underpinning. Citrus Hills might have imagined that the only way to fix a sinkhole is to fill it in with a material, but this is not always practical.
Underpinning will fill in a decent amount of the sinkhole and provide support with steel beams or pillars that will help level out the ground that a structure is on. If you have a sinkhole on your property, there is a good chance that underpinning may be recommended by professionals to make a structure safe.
Many people may benefit or at the very least feel more at ease with underpinning being done if they were to know a little bit about how the process works and is carried out.
Initial Assessment
After a sinkhole has been confirmed to be on a particular property, a sinkhole professional will need to look at the sinkhole more closely to have a better idea of how underpinning should be done.
In order for maximum success and stability with underpinning, Citrus Hills residents should know the steel pillars need to be put in a specific spot, or close enough in a specific area. It will also be important for professionals to know how deep a sinkhole is, so they will know about the size of the pillars that will be used in the underpinning process.
This is not something that professionals will take lightly, as knowing more about the sinkhole and the sizes and location of the steel pillars will drastically affect how successful the underpinning process will be in protecting a residential or commercial building.
Preventing The Sinkhole From Effecting Underpinning
Many homeowners are worried that a sinkhole will continue to grow after the underpinning process is finished, and affect the steel pillars that are placed within the sinkhole.
When it comes to underpinning, Citrus Hills residents should know that grouting is a service that often goes hand in hand to ensuring that a sinkhole will not grow in the future and protect the underpinning work that has been done.
Grouting is the process of lining eroded sentiments with a material that will not break down due to water erosion, which ensures that a sinkhole will not get bigger and stop growing. Grouting can also help support the steel pillars that are in place for underpinning.
*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of *Sinkhole Titan*
