April 22, 2010 by Morgan Barfield
Expansive clay can cause home foundation repairs that are not covered by sinkhole insurance.
Category: Repairing Sinkholes
February 9, 2010 by Morgan Barfield
Sinkhole claims are never simple, even when the insurance company agrees that the damages are caused by sinkhole activity and are, therefore, covered under your homeowner’s insurance policy. Learn what responsibility Florida law puts on your insurance company.
February 5, 2010 by Morgan Barfield
Hillsborough County paid $2.6 million for recent sinkhole repairs and is expected to pay more.
February 4, 2010 by Morgan Barfield
If you’re selling a home that was repaired for sinkhole damage, you have a responsibility to disclose that to prospective home buyers.
January 27, 2010 by Morgan Barfield
If you begin grouting your home and it’s determined that additional repairs beyond the grout are necessary, your home insurance company will likely still have to pay for those repairs, even if they cost more than your policy limits allotted by your home insurance company.
January 25, 2010 by Morgan Barfield
If your insurance company has already paid for a sinkhole repair but damage reemerges, the policy limit starts at 0, not the cost of the previous repair.
September 25, 2009 by Morgan Barfield
Changes in season often trigger changes in water table, often related to settlement damage in homes.
September 23, 2009 by Morgan Barfield
What is partial underpinning? To understand partial underpinning, we first need to understand underpinning. Underpinning is a method of sinkhole repair in which the foundation of a home is secured to a metal beam, which is then inserted deep into the ground. Underpinning is used to secure a home to the earth despite past and…
September 11, 2009 by Morgan Barfield
Sinkhole repair methods Like anything else, there is a right way and a wrong way to repair a sinkhole and the damage that it causes the property on it. Not only are you repairing the soil below you, but you’re also dealing with any damage to your home or business – if it’s even in…
August 28, 2009 by Morgan Barfield
I”?m getting a lot of runaround with my sinkhole claim. Who bears ultimate responsibility for the repair strategy for sinkhole damage, the insurance company or the engineering firm? The issue of whether a sinkhole property should be fixed with “grout only” versus the use of underpinning, supplemental chemical grouting, or geotechnical based fix remains a…
