Are any areas of TV more prone to sinkholes?
 

Can anyone tell me if there are any areas of TV that are more prone to sinkholes? I'm specifically interested in the Belvedere area. Please cite specific occurrences as proof of your argument.

We have happily lived in Belvedere Village since 2007. We've had two houses during that time, both backing on golf courses. No problem getting Sink Hole Insurance. BV is an awesome place to live ... Convenient to Town Squares and 5 minutes to Publix, Bonefish, Bealls, Walmart, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Giovani's, Buffalo Ridge, Southern Trace, Library, private Dog Park, Crispers, :blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

Sink holes are like tornadoes...where will they strike? There is a risk here but what kind of risk are you willing to accept wherever you live?

There is a map on the internet that will show you the concentrations of sink holes.

LOCAL Sinkholes, Really?
 

Ok, I've been here over 3 years and I just heard about ONE sinkhole in a backyard area near the woods behind Stonecrest. That is the ONLY one I've ever heard of and I work in real estate where disclosure is mandatory. So I think you can safely move into The Villages where ever you like a home and neighborhood, just ask to be sure they disclose before you contract a home. But please, everyone, feel free to chime in if you know of any others. I'm also interested in knowing where there ARE sinkholes. I thought they are mostly nearer to Tampa.

Two homes in the 2800 block of Manor Downs in Belvedere had extensive sink hole damage in 2012. Read all about it from the Daily Sun.


https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...eowners-55844/

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...lvedere-55677/


To read more threads on sinkholes, do a search for sinkholes in Belvedere.

There was a sinkhole/house condemned about 2-3 blocks NE of Cane Garden two or three years ago. Too lazy tonight to try and research the exact location.

More prone?
 

Just because there was doesn't mean there will be.

We have friends who live over by Tierra Del Sol, and there were a couple of houses there that encountered sink holes on their property, which they had repaired. A friend lives up Lopez, and 4 or 5 houses in his neighborhood had foundation cracks that were determined to be caused by sink holes and were repaired. There have been dozens of sinkholes reported in The Villages in the past. Here is a link which contains links to news stories reporting these occurrences. Sinkholes in The Villages Florida - What You Need to Know

Not scientific just my opinion but it seems to me that most sinkholes happen near retention ponds. As stated the Manor Downs sink hole was on/in a pond affecting the houses overlooking the pond. We live in Belvedere with a view of Churchill golf course and love the location. Been here six years and can't recall any other sinkholes in Belvedere.

There was a good size sink hole in Mallory a couple of years ago. If you can get sinkhole insurance I think it would be good to purchase it. It isn't available on many pre-owned homes. One of the questions an insurance agency may ask you when you apply to get a homeowner's policy is "are there any past or present sinkholes on the property". There are many threads here about sinkholes.

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this is strictly a guess on my part but I would think any section of TV where they did not have to truck in tons and tons of fill to level the property would be less likely to have sink holes.

There are some villages where a little grading was required and then straight to laying slabs. In other areas they trucked in sand for days to get the property leveled to the layout stakes....and then in only a few days started to lay slabs!

I know that is not the cause and just recently shown by the huge sinkhole at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY....almost 80 feet deep and 40 feet wide!! But if I had a choice, and I did, I would choose where there was minimal or no filling......I am not sure how you find that out after an area is completed.

I was reading that scientists say that disrupting natural drainage patterns, such as when you put in man-made ponds etc. (golf courses) can aggravate sink hole problems when you are in an area such as The Villages, and this part of Florida, that is prone to sink holes. This is a link to a sinkhole information page put out by Lake County Fl. It has some good information about why sinkholes form. We do live in an area that is prone to sinkholes, so it pays to watch for warning signs such as cracks, etc., that are not part of normal settlement. And I would definitely get sinkhole insurance if you can. Sinkhole Information - Water Quality Services - Environmental Utilities