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Sinkholes
Having a sinkhole
appearing on your property, near or under a building or roadway, is an extremely
serious matter. Sinkholes never repair themselves, and a
sinkhole only
grows larger as your property drains down its
throat.
Rembco has extensive experience in
sinkhole repair, without digging down to the bedrock opening. We have
sinkhole
technology to repair the bedrock's surface and restore
the soil's bearing capacity, which will remediate or fix soil erosion.
Sinkholes can be depressions in the land's surface, or they may be
hidden from view. They can be shallow, wide, deep, small, or
large. All are the result of the same geologic
process and need repair.
Much of the southeastern United States is comprised of karst
geology, limestone. This karst condition is produced when surface water
dissolves the limestone bedrock, which creates
water channels for ever increasing water flow. Therefore, a sinkhole
is the result of soil
being carried away through these bedrock channels.
The developing process can also create multiple voids within the
soil (hidden from view) that will also require repair. Their presence usually becomes visible after
heavy rains, which increase the weight of the soil-roof over the cavity
so that it collapses, eminent danger.
Sinkholes cause surface depressions and ground openings, and
they can be related to changing
a property's surface by the development of buildings and
roads, changes in
surface drainage, or increased traffic vibrations in the
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Signs of Needing Sinkhole
Repair
Cracks in walls and above windows or doors
Exterior cracks in block, brick, or stucco
Depressions developing on property or nearby grounds
Circular patch of wilting plants, could be over
an opening
Actual visible opening on property
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