Sinkholes can be very dangerous and dangerous to buildings and infrastructure as they grow larger overtime. Luckily, however, there are many ways that professionals can remediate sinkhole activity to prevent them from getting larger in the future.
Although sometimes known as sinkhole specialists, Spring Hill residents should know that sinkhole professionals will often be called out to locations to test for sinkhole activity before they start the work of fixing them.
Testing for a sinkhole can be a meticulous process that involves a lot of sample collection before any work is done with heavy and complex equipment. Here we will go over a little part of the process that sinkhole professionals will do when called out to a location for testing purposes.
Taking a Look Over the Home and Property for Signs of Sinkhole Activity
When a homeowner thinks that there are signs of an active sinkhole on their property, and calls a sinkhole specialist, Spring Hill residents should know that professionals will first want to take a visual assessment of the property.
Active sinkholes will often leave visual signs that they are actively growing, and they can be found both inside and outside the home.
For example, structures that are affected by an active sinkhole will often develop cracks on the inside and outside the building. Another visual sign that professionals look for are physical depressions in the yard or property, and see if those depressions are starting to collect water.
Taking Ground Samples of Possible Active Sinkholes
If sinkhole professionals are not sure if there is an active sinkhole present, or if there is a good indication for them to think so, oftentimes the next step in the process is to take core samples of the ground and look at them for signs of sinkhole activity.
When working to find sinkholes as a sinkhole specialist, Spring Hill residents should know that they will often use drilling equipment to get the samples that they need.
If there is an active sinkhole at the location where professionals are testing, these samples collected will show signs of eroded soils and sediments. Professionals have to be very careful about where they take these samples, because being off by a few feet can be the difference in finding an active sinkhole and letting it go unchecked until after it has gotten larger.
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