The environment and landscape of Florida creates potential dangers that are not present in other areas of the country. Many people are aware that the state of Florida is one of the biggest areas that has to worry about hurricanes every year, but they are not the only environmental concern for homeowners.
If you own a home in Florida, it is important to watch out for the development of a sinkhole. Dade City residents should be made aware that sinkholes can develop rather quickly in the right conditions, or they can take years before they develop.
This has many people wondering if their property will ever develop a sinkhole, and if they should take precautions to prevent it from happening, but it’s not that easy to tell if one home will ever have a sinkhole that may damage it.
Sinkholes Develop With Specific Geological Conditions
If you live in the state of Florida, it doesn’t automatically mean that you will have to deal with a developing sinkhole at one point or another. In order to have an area with an active sinkhole, Dade City residents should be made aware that specific geological conditions need to be present.
Not all types of soil and sediments create situations where a sinkhole will form. In the state of Florida, sinkholes form when certain sediments erode away underground due to groundwater, most notably limestone sediments.
There is a lot of limestone in the state of Florida, but it is not present everywhere. This means that some homeowners will never have the risk of having a sinkhole, while others will.
Can a House be Protected From Active Sinkholes?
It can be very hard for homeowners and professionals to know if an area is going to have a sinkhole develop at some point in the future. For this reason, it can be hard to guarantee protection from a sinkhole hole. Dade City residents need to be aware that the key to avoiding significant damage from an active sinkhole is to catch it early.
A sinkhole that is slowly getting larger and affecting a home will have telltale signs that something is wrong. Some of these signs can seem to come from other sources, such as having cracks on the sides of the home, water pooling in a yard, or windows and doors that do not close properly.
If a homeowner has one or more of these issues, a professional can come out and take samples of the ground to see if there are any signs of sediment erosion, and potentially sinkhole activity.
*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of *Sinkhole Titan*
