Sink hole in my yard

• bases_loaded

  

  My wife sent me this pic while I was golfing Friday at 4. Gas company came and found no leak so they'll be back Monday. It's about 6' in diameter and 6 feet deep. What could cause this? And what should I expect tomorrow?
  
  
  
  
• redstreak one

  

  First, you need to cut your grass! lol Second, I don't know what would cause that, hope this helps!
• believer

  

  Where's your water main located?
• Trueblue23

  

  Holy hell dude! That is crazy. Do you have anything under the hole, septic tank or anything?
• bases_loaded

  

  redstreak one;1485459 wrote:First, you need to cut your grass! lol Second, I don't know what would cause that, hope this helps!

  
  I was in Atlanta all week for work. So the grass was a little long and I also didn't get too close to the hole yesterday when I did mow so its still long.
• bases_loaded

  

  Trueblue23;1485461 wrote:Holy hell dude! That is crazy. Do you have anything under the hole, septic tank or anything?

  
  Live in the city. The gas line is 4 feet down in the center of the hole but the hole is much deeper. Not sure where exactly the water line comes in but it's on that side of the house. The first pic is taken from our porch the neighbors house is in the background.
• bases_loaded

  

  Our house was built in 98 but this is an old farm area I think the neighbors house is 1920s
• believer

  

  bases_loaded;1485464 wrote:Live in the city. The gas line is 4 feet down in the center of the hole but the hole is much deeper. Not sure where exactly the water line comes in but it's on that side of the house. The first pic is taken from our porch the neighbors house is in the background.

  If that hole is over the gas line I don't care what the gas company says, I'd make them double-check. wowsers!
• Commander of Awesome

  

  
• Ironman92

  

  An old well? My in-laws had a similar looking sink hole but no gas line....and it was where an old water well was.
• bases_loaded

  

  believer;1485468 wrote:If that hole is over the gas line I don't care what the gas company says, I'd make them double-check. wowsers!

  
  Yeah my wife talked to them so I'm going to make sure I'm there tomorrow to talk to them. They didn't tell her anything except no leak be back Monday
• sportchampps

  Throw a match down there
• said_aouita

  

  That dude in the gray tshirt is fat and has man boobs.
• bases_loaded

  

  He's also 28 and still living with mom and dad. Could be any of many on here.
• Tiernan

  You didn't see what crawled out of it did you ?
• TedSheckler

  

  Looks like you have a giant mole.
• Belly35

  

  Old sepic tank or old well caved in. I had this happen at my house in Perrysburg.
  
  If you live in Stark county this could be also a old mining cave ....
  
  Is your house built on a land fill?
  
  I filled it with big stones and cement blocks covered it with top soil a planed a tree... hope this helps.
• said_aouita

  

  You can expect this Wednesday.
  
  
  
  
  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/12/sinkhole-causes-florida-resort-villa-to-collapse/?test=latestnews
  
  
  
  
  hope this helps.
• Tiernan

  TedSheckler;1485539 wrote:Looks like you have a giant mole.

  ...and you should get it looked at before it turns cancerous.
• TedSheckler

  

  I know the perfect guy to get rid of that thing making the holes.
  
  [video=youtube;U0Hx5ka1FiA][/video]
• steubbigred

  Looks like one of your wife's footprints. I hope it swallows your whole house with you and Rmolin still in it.
• bases_loaded

  

  I had to chase Reno off twice this weekend...something about smelling a fresh dug grave and needing a place to cover up the scum that is Big Red.
  
  Gas company just left...put a pvc pipe over their line and said they'd never seen anything like it...5 ton of dirt gone....but its not something their line caused so now I wait for the city.
• gut

  I don't see how a gas leak would case that - the dirt has to go somewhere. Especially if you can't smell it, I don't see how there'd be enough pressure to cause any erosion.
  
  I'd say a water leak somewhere or, most likely, the explanation Belly gave.
• said_aouita

  

  
• said_aouita