Jesus! That was some weather last night...

[Don1]

Woke up this morning (after the thunderstorm), to find three sink holes surrounding the house, and next doors field is now a lake!

Anyone good with hydrodynamics and geology? The insurance company is taking rather a long time to return several calls...

[nonuts]

I believe we need pics, other than that I'm no help what so ever.

[randlemarcus]

Time to consider a career in Conservative politics? I understand moats are terribly in this year (though be careful with the expenses claims )

Fingers crossed it all works out for you.

[Don1]

Pics - size 11 in shot to give some scale.

Top hole - about a foot deep, and heading off (all three are in a straight line down hill, and the insurance aren't that worried about it...hmmmm)


Middle (deepest - 2ft and largest)


Last


People arriving on Monday from the insurance. Joy. Please no more heavy rain - closest town (Farnham) got 54mm last night. The river was close to overflowing (10ft+ high banks).

[Simbu]

I drove through some rain on the M4 last night that i thought was going to take the paint off! It was very heavy, and very sudden.

maybe not so difficult on a 13 year old Mazda though

[Puggit]

Pamber Forest:

That's a footbridge which is normally a couple of foot above a trickle. The dog discovered he can swim

[SVTRick]

I would say its just poor backfill from excavation or made up ground.
Fill it with type 1 and ram it down.

[Don1]

Problem is I can see a tunnel heading off from point one, and I can't see the end of it.
2nd problem is it goes directly under a grade 2 listed 16th century house.

bks. Arse. (etc)

[Don1]

(from reading up on them), water erosion underground, followed by collapse.

[RemainAllHoof]

Damn. That's annoying. Good luck getting it sorted hassle-free.

(So it's taken 500 years for that to happen? Can't complain, I suppose.)

[shimmey69]

wow looks quite bad those!!

can you take a picture of all three of the holes in one shot??

[Don1]

I'd love to, but as there is a house in the way, I really don't want to be able to!

[RemainAllHoof]

Don1 said:

I'd love to, but as there is a house in the way, I really don't want to be able to!

Give it a rainy night. Sorry.

[Don1]

[Don1]

OK, looks like Rick was spot on for holes two and three - I'm digging them out tomorrow to make sure, before infill.

Hole one really needs to be explored (anyone seen 'The Cave'? ), so I'll be doing that as well, before a few tonnes get added into the holes. Unless anyone has bodies they need disposing of?

[SVTRick]

Seen that before, poor backfill from excavations.
Just check if its above any drain runs, look in manholes and check for any blockages
or evidence of surcharging.

My guess is the back fill has got a bit waterlogged and sunk down.
Just carefully excavate and have visual inspection but I think
filling in with some fresh material will see you ok mate

[Don1]

Cheers fella