April 17, 2014 by Morgan Barfield
To save money down the road, Barfield and Bragg recommend performing sinkhole investigations on new construction.
Category: Finding Sinkholes
March 16, 2014 by Morgan Barfield
The existence of and repair to an adjacent home for sinkhole damage is one of the more the dimensional issues when it comes to sinkhole claims. This is because there are two issues in this question, one of which relates to your own sinkhole insurance policy, and the other, which arise from your neighbor’s sinkhole insurance policy.
March 9, 2014 by Morgan Barfield
If you are able to obtain a copy of the engineering reports and provide them to the insurance company, this would be wise. If you are not able to get a copy of the previous reports, but do know the addresses, you may want to at least provide this to the company. As always, put this information in writing, and present it in a constructive manner to the insurance company.
March 1, 2014 by Morgan Barfield
Soil conditions, such expansive clay or organic debris in your soil, can cause similar signs of sinkhole damage, like cracking.
January 5, 2014 by Morgan Barfield
A common misunderstanding is to think that a sinkhole is the hole in the rock. Actually, the sinkhole is what we see on the ground surface because of the hole in the rock below.
August 17, 2013 by Morgan Barfield
Common questions about sinkholes With the unfortunate commonality of sinkholes in the state of Florida, you likely have many questions about the safety of your home and how to respond if a sinkhole does occur. The following are a collection of some of the most common questions about sinkholes that we hear. What is a…
March 27, 2013 by Morgan Barfield
Yet another sinkhole has opened in Seffner Florida. This one is just down the street from the second one that opened that we discussed previously because we represent that family. We also represent the homeowner of this new situation and it is interesting what we are seeing. Most notably is the fact that this homeowner…
March 13, 2013 by Morgan Barfield
A golfer was enjoying a round in St Louis Missouri on March 8, 2013 when the ground suddenly swallowed him. Mark Mihal actually noticed the smaller hole in the ground while on the 14th fairway and walked over to take a better look. Suddenly Mark found himself at the bottom of an 18 foot hole…
March 5, 2013 by Morgan Barfield
A second sinkhole has opened in Seffner Florida. This time the hole has taken part of a fence and a patio at one home. The home where the sinkhole is largest was already confirmed to have sinkhole activity years earlier. The prior owners left the house to the bank who has the home on the…
March 2, 2013 by Morgan Barfield
This story has already gone national within a day of the incident. A 37 year old man in Seffner Florida, Jeff Bush, was swallowed by a cover collapse sinkhole that occurred directly under his bedroom. Jeff Bush was sleeping when around 11:00 pm the earth suddenly opened and took his entire room with it. The…
