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Sinkhole Causes <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  • Rotting buried stumps<\/strong>
    • When some builders clear lots for a new development, they dug holes and buried stumps and organic debris. After many years, the organic material decays and can create a depression in the ground.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • Broken automated watering <\/strong><\/li>
    • Poor drainage when underlying soil is deep sand<\/strong>
      • Thousands of years ago this was an inland sea. Also some areas near rivers and streams can have high water tables.<\/li>
      • Once a depression forms in the ground, rainwater & snow runoff will collect and drain downward forming a path to the underground high water table. <\/li>
      • It regularly carries some of the underground sand particles with it as the water flows dow and over time creates a sink hole. <\/li>
      • If left unattended, the depression will inevitably continue to grow. Periods of heavy rains can impact the rate of growth.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Lasting Sinkhole Repairs <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
        • You will not get a lasting repair to just fill with top soil plant grass.. Over time, the sinkhole often returns since it does not address the drainage issues.<\/li>
        • JMC Landscaping<\/strong> will fill the sinkhole with a “Low Permeable Soil” like CLAY-SAND and compact it<\/strong>. This soil is a blend of clay, silt, and sandy loam that compacts easily to provide a low permeable layer that inhibits drainage and redirects water to an adjacent area of the landscape.<\/li>
        • We then grade <\/strong>this base area so any rainfall or snow melt will flow away from your house and be disbursed over a wider area.<\/li>
        • After the area has been graded, we add a layer of topsoil to allow grass to be planted to hold the soil in place.<\/li>
        • We make sure this layer is properly  graded to allow the water to flow away and be disbursed<\/strong>. The goal is for rainfall to be disbursed over a wider area and not allow a concentration of water to flow directly into the ground in one spot.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          Other Recommendations<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

          • Always use gutters <\/strong>and make sure the runoff is diverted away from your house foundation<\/strong>. Put extensions on the ends of your downspouts so the rainfall does not flow into the ground near your foundation and potentially undermined the foundation footings.<\/li>
          • It\u2019s always best for the landscape area around your house to slope away <\/strong>from the house.<\/li>
          • Repair leaky sprinkler heads. Over the years, I have seen a seriously leaky head cause a depression needing attention.<\/li>
          • Some areas of side or back yards may be surrounded by higher ground making it hard to slope the ground away. For problem areas consider adding a “French drain” to allow any surface water to better flow away from the house and lawn.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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            Sinkhole Causes Rotting buried stumps When some builders clear lots for a new development, they dug holes and buried stumps and organic debris. After many years, the organic material decays and can create a depression in the ground. Broken automated watering Poor drainage when underlying soil is deep sand Thousands of years ago this was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"hide_page_title":"","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94,"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89\/revisions\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jmclandscaping.biz\/jmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}