Drilling Zephyrhills Drilling for Sinkhole Investigations and Repairs

Most people do not think about sinkhole investigations as being a task that can be handled by a geotechnical drilling company. But many aspects of drilling are essential to determining if shifting soils and sediments are sinkholes. For example, drilling into the ground and collecting samples is important to both sinkhole investigations and geotechnical drilling. Zephyrhills residents have to worry about sinkholes because Florida has the right geological conditions where limestone and other soft sediments can dissolve due to water erosion, leaving cavities that can easily cave in on themselves, causing lots of damage to a property and any structures present.

Many Insurance Companies do not Have the Needed Tools to Fix Sinkholes

Although a person can be saved from most damages that are caused by sinkholes and the cost associated with fixing them if they have the appropriate insurance, insurance companies do not have the skills or equipment needed to test and fix a sinkhole. This is why most insurance companies will contract a company that specializes in geotechnical drilling. Zephyrhills residents who do not have any type of sinkhole insurance may be better off contacting a geotechnical drilling company directly in order to get the sinkhole looked at and remediated instead of talking to an insurance provider.

Methods to Correcting Sinkhole Activity

There are many ways that geotechnical drilling professionals can fix sinkholes that are presenting in both commercial and residential areas. Depending on the severity of the sinkhole and its location, underpinning and grouting are two popular techniques utilized by companies that specialize in geotechnical drilling. Zephyrhills residents might not now that compact grouting is used where there are large cavity’s underground that need to be filled to avoid a cave in. Underpinning is used to secure houses to the ground and avoid any damage or shifting as a sinkhole develops, or if new ones start to form. If one sinkhole is present on a property there is a good chance there will more or more will form in the future.

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