Would you buy a house in sinkhole alley?

cinnaminny · Apr 9, 2019

There is a part of me that would love to move to Florida and live near Disney, but all the houses are either in or on the edge of Sinkhole Alley.

If you knew an area was prone to some bad natural/unnatural disasters would you steer clear of it?

I live outside of Portland Oregon now and we are supposed to get "the big one" at some point, but really the sinkholes seem more real/immediate.

#1hoosierfan · Apr 9, 2019

Kentucky has had some bad ones. There was the one several years ago that destroyed some vintage cars at the Corvette Museum. The just a few weeks ago the Louisville Zoo was closed for several days due to a sinkhole.

ronandannette · Apr 9, 2019

Sinkhole Alley?!? Somebody in the Chamber of Commerce marketing department should get fired for that name. :rotfl2:

piccolopat · Apr 9, 2019

There is a sinkhole map that I once found on the Internet that shows what areas have a higher incidence of sinkholes in Florida. The most problematic area was north and east of Tampa if I remember correctly. We may move to Florida in the future but if we did it would only be if we were able to buy affordable sinkhole coverage with our homeowners insurance.

Feralpeg · Apr 9, 2019

More than 40 percent of the US is prone to sinkholes. I've lived in Florida 15 years. No problems yet.

Map of sinkholes in the US.

http://strangesounds.org/2013/07/us...the-u-s-lies-in-areas-prone-to-sinkholes.html

cinnaminny · Apr 9, 2019

ronandannette said:
Sinkhole Alley?!? Somebody in the Chamber of Commerce marketing department should get fired for that name.

I think a geologist at the University named it that...sounds pretty dreadful lol I am sure the chamber of commerce does not recognize that name! lol

cinnaminny · Apr 9, 2019

Feralpeg said:
More than 40 percent of the US is prone to sinkholes. I've lived in Florida 15 years. No problems yet.

Map of sinkholes in the US.

http://strangesounds.org/2013/07/us...the-u-s-lies-in-areas-prone-to-sinkholes.html

Have you seen any? Are most just small?

cinnaminny · Apr 9, 2019

http://clanrobot.com/us-geological-...hole-map-karst-map-awesome-united-states-map/

Here is one of the maps of sinkholes occurrences in Florida

Micca · Apr 9, 2019

I like to celebrate Sinkhole de Mayo :sunny:

SG131 · Apr 9, 2019

I live in PA and we get tons of sinkholes in our area. Mostly small or medium sized it’s just not publicized as much as FL.

cinnaminny · Apr 9, 2019

Micca said:
I like to celebrate Sinkhole de Mayo

Is that where you have a drink and then fall in a hole? lol

North of Mouse · Apr 9, 2019

The three natural disasters that make me the most nervous are sinkholes, fires, and earthquakes. Living in LA there have been some hurricanes that have hit coastal areas but #1 - we weren't right near the coast, #2 - always plenty of warnings, even though I fully respect them, also tornadoes which can be lots of places.

But, I've never had a desire to live in FL or CA because of the fear of 'big' ones. So, no, have no plans to relocate, buy a home, in those states. I have nightmares of being buried alive :scared1:

Irrational? Probably!! But, that's me, and you asked!!

STLDisney_Freak · Apr 10, 2019

Micca said:
I like to celebrate Sinkhole de Mayo

I literally giggle out loud at that. Thanks for the laugh. :goodvibes

low-key · Apr 10, 2019

why not, I done dumber things

Tattylou · Apr 10, 2019

Whew....no sinkholes on those maps where I live.
To answer the question, I don't think I'd want to live in sinkhole alley. No thanks. I feel like the worst we get where I live is some N'oreasters and Blizzards. I hate winter, but a few snow storms seem more manageable than sink holes, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, etc.

Praying Colonel · Apr 11, 2019

#1hoosierfan said:
Kentucky has had some bad ones. There was the one several years ago that destroyed some vintage cars at the Corvette Museum. The just a few weeks ago the Louisville Zoo was closed for several days due to a sinkhole.

Making lemonade out of lemons, the museum even made an exhibit out of it.

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Kitty 34 · Apr 11, 2019

Here in Michigan we just call our sink holes........potholes. And yes some possibly could swallow a car or small child.

Ben E N · Apr 11, 2019

Look at what type of soil is above the limestone. If it is loose soil, I would do it, along with insurance. Any sinkholes would slowly creep down. If it is clay, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Clay leads to sudden collapse sinkholes, which are what nightmares are made of.

cinnaminny · Apr 11, 2019

Ben E N said:
Look at what type of soil is above the limestone. If it is loose soil, I would do it, along with insurance. Any sinkholes would slowly creep down. If it is clay, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Clay leads to sudden collapse sinkholes, which are what nightmares are made of.

The insurance is actually for that is something you need to buy extra. I guess it runs anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 extra a year in addition to your other regular insurance.

Ben E N · Apr 11, 2019

cinnaminny said:
The insurance is actually for that is something you need to buy extra. I guess it runs anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 extra a year in addition to your other regular insurance.

I would take that high cost as a sign of the higher probability that a sinkhole will actually cause structural damage to the house.

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