Sinkhole Repair Plum

Sinkhole Remediation & Repair Plum, PA

Sinkhole Repair Experts in Plum, PA

Sinkholes are one of the natural components in Pennsylvania's geological landscape and can cause extensive property damage. Homeowners now have a fast and affordable solution to sinkholes in the Pittsburgh region. Do take comfort in the fact that sinkholes can be quickly filled & stabilized by professionals at Big Bear Concrete Leveling.

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What is a Sinkhole?

A sinkhole is a commonly circular hole, depression, or opening in the ground that serves as a drain for water and surface material into the subsurface. It can result from gradual subsidence and will either form a depression in the ground or collapse to form an sudden break in the soil.

Sinkholes range in varius sizes and depths. Sinkholes in Pennsylvania happen where there are voids present in the limestone or dolomite rock beneath the soil. The voids were formed over a long period of time; as the rock was dissolved away by rain or groundwater passing through small openings, causing them to grow larger.

What Causes a Sinkhole in Plum & Pittsburgh?

Weathering or dissolved minerals in the rock, that leaves residue, opens spaces within the rock.
Water washes away the soil from the voids in the rock.
When groundwater levels drop, it can cause a loss of support for the soft material in the rock spaces that can lead to collapse.
Changing groundwater gradients (due to removing or introducing water to the system) can cause loose material to wash out more quickly from the voids and the surface to collapse.
Changes like adding more water in or taking it out causes the system to become at least temporarily unstable and can lead to sinkholes.
Sinkholes can result from seasonal changes in the groundwater table like freeze and thaw and extremes in rainfall.

Signs of a Sinkhole at your Plum, PA Property

The hole or depression appears after a heavy rain fall (especially after a prolonged drought) or in the spring shortly after the ground starts to thaw.
Locations near active quarries.
Water in a pond or stream swirls and forms a vortex like it's going down a drain.
Depression or hole keeps reappearing after being filled.
Ground surface is cracked or broken and a void space can be seen extending underground.
Surface water or storm runoff water is disappearing into the hole.

What To Do If You Think You Have A Sinkhole in Plum, PA

Restrict access to the hole.
Never go down into a sinkhole or attempt to fill the hole yourself.
Take pictures and videos for documentation but do not get too close to the edges of a sinkhole.
Do not allow unauthorized persons or children to investigate the sinkhole.
Call Big Bear Concrete Leveling. to provide the fastest and most affordable solution to repair the sinkhole