Mystery of the giant backyard sinkhole solved

[@50toinfinityatleast]

I’ve had the same exact thing. I had two holes like that. The city found collapse stormwater pipes under ground. They fix them. They filled in the holes. Etc. one of them already came back they filled it in again and said that if it falls through the second time it’s all on me. I don’t understand that. Obviously the collapsed storm water pipes at something to do with the giant holes in my yard. They even admitted that. But I can’t seem to get a straight answer either about What I’m supposed to do if it comes back. I have no idea how much that would cost or how I would be able to afford it financially. Very very nervous right now.

[@arizenzei]

i'd build an old school brick well with those hand cranked bucket system and use the water. i'd install a safety lid when not in use.

[@maile3510]

why fill it? the city does not care so just use it. i would install a pump and filtration system to supply water to the house, or even just for gardening.

[@marcsmith7997]

Mai Le exactly! put a nice wooden well cover around it and your good

[@ruthannsmith3889]

my daughter had a old well 15' deep on her land.She didn't know it was there on the old home place .The lid had rotted and a man stepped on it. they had a cement lid put on top.I am glad my grandson didn't fall in it.She was told her land, her problem

[@dianecelento4974]

So glad your grandson didn't get hurt.

[@Xantank]

They have their own water source now. One less utility bill

[@l9ikjam]

Why would it cost thousands of dollars to fix? Just fill it with dirt, put a steel cap over it, then put dirt on top of the cap

[@libertysrightonconstitutio8707]

They have a well. Yay! What exactly is the problem? Build a lid for it!

[@markmassman3182]

sump pump, few filters, river rocks, free water.

[@ericsimpson706]

A top for septic tank will work to seal but not to build over. Filling with dirt won't. The well hole will eventually silt all dirt out below lid because they are lined with brick or curbing. A permanent fix would be filling with concrete just like they seal oil and gas wells you could even build over. The last one I had filled took 14yrds of concrete but was still 6 feet below grade. We put 6' of stable soil on in and 10 plus years hasn't sunk. Jmo

[@williamwalters3796]

Hehe... if I were that reporter I wouldn’t walk that close 😬

[@acoustic4037]

stone from the rock quarry cost like $10.00/ton. It doesn't seem like it should be that expensive to fill.

[@bobbykiefer4306]

Rock is more expensive than $10.00 a ton.

[@MVP11489]

@@bobbykiefer4306 Gravel is around $30 to $40 a ton. I should know, I buy it pretty regularly. Wouldn't really say it's "way" more. Depending on how deep that well is, it should take more then 3 or 4 tons to fill it. Rent a uhaul and a dump trailer, and a day of work, and problem should be solved at a cost of around $500 with rentals and the gravel

[@jessedukelacrosse6470]

@@MVP11489 have them dump out in the front , get some of my fellow Mexicans , 2 wheelbarrows and some shovels and some tecates, modelos done deal 👍

[@adamwilliams5426]

@@MVP11489 There are companies that deliver ton bags for free, depending on where she lives. I reckon 100$ would sort it out.

[@Odelayderado]

Why not just build a well

[@linzianna]

I'd turn it into a nice decorative well!

[@TylerRecchia9093]

Yeah really benefit from it, build a really cool Well Structure, one that has even a safety mechanism on it. Beautiful!

[@Sadaaaaf]

Does no one know what a sinkhole is

[@veegirl]

so true omg 🙄

[@afterift]

holy shit soo much trouble and soo many people coming by just to "fix" this sinchole problem

[@Lumberjack_king]

Literally free well when my dad said that if you dig down 10 feet in Florida you'll find water that's not easy

[@JohnDoe-jt9oq]

Hand auger

[@shellbacksclub]

i have one in my backyard right now. Everytime i fill it in, it comes right back. It smells like rotting.

[@somehyjinx]

You own a small volcano

[@ocsrc]

How do you get thousands of dollars I had 20 yards of stone delivered it was $360

[@londonnight937]

Why not use it as a water source for the plants? Seems like such a waste to fill it...

[@vegetasayianmcanon6199]

Why would you get rid of a well.. Just brick it up and put a lid on it.. And perhaps use it.. Way better then city tap water......

[@soloban81]

No kidding. Drop a bilge pump and free yard irrigation!

[@SamanthaRaeAOK]

Sink holes is a city problem they should be checking the 3ntir3 area and evacuating planning for larger disasters

[@nillyk5671]

I wouldn't stand anywhere near it.

[@scotthester2189]

All they need to do is make a concrete well cover 50 bucks tops and slide it ove the top.

[@ocsrc]

It could be an old manhole or it could be an old well If you call 811 they will come out and Mark all of the utilities water sewer electric phone cable etc gas lines and as long as they don't Mark anything there you can fill it in and you should be okay

[@brad885]

I mean...you have raised beds there. Use it as a well.

[@michealsimonson1803]

There u go put a well free water

[@abhilashgiri1056]

Use new lid

[@ocsrc]

10 yd of stone will be about $200 not that expensive

[@KeithsTVHD1]

if we as a species don`t move beyond "making money" as a thought then we are doomed.

[@natbug1865]

The hole just felt like being there

[@ascendantindigo271]

Thank the Divine the kids didn't find that trap door first...

[@ocsrc]

Just dump in 10 cubic yards of 2a stone

[@randomshortshq2434]

It’s called cement. If nobody cares them hey okay.. I’ll just fill it with cement. Of course you’d have to vacuum the water out or you could just simply restore the well as a side project. That’s what I would do.

[@ascendantindigo271]

She sees a sinkhole. I see a free well. After I have a chemical analysis initiated to make sure no Neuro Toxins like "Sodium Fluoride" are in it.

[@afterift]

JUST COVER THE HOLE WITH WOODEN PLANKS

[@kaylakalvaitis430]

Make a concrete lid that doesn’t cost thousands of dollars to get some concrete in some water down so expensive sarcasm

[@anastasiachomyszyn7756]

Do a well

[@WhosoeverBelieveth]

🌲 I pray, since this video was made, May 4, '17, that you got out. I mean, even if you had lived in this house your entire life, would it be worth staying in if the ground gave way and swallowed you up? Yahweh, God, gave us common sense, I pray you & your family listened to Yahweh.🕇🕊 Elise, aka Godgirl

[@stephenwgreen78]

They did listen. God sent a humble man of great wisdom (the plumber) to tell her it's an old well & they are perfectly safe to stay in their home if they like. Hope you are well👍

[@reijoikonen2574]

Vanha vesikaivohan tuo on.

[@etherlords88]

Just get some mud and fill it up! Duh! 😒

[@caveman2434]

Giant? Haha.

[@paulmelnychuk5477]

They should have dropped the reporter in the hole.

[@superyeah4ever2]

Yoo