Where the PHUK is my yard going???

[03trubluGT]

I've been in my house now for 8 years. Our neighborhood is loosing the yards and I would like to see if anyone has an explanation for this, or had the same thing happen.

My yard used to be even with all of the concrete (driveway and sidewalks), but over the last several years it has been going away. I have no idea where it is going, it's not seeping through the seams in the concrete. There is no evidence whatsoever of it being washed down the street near the curbs.

Here's how much yard I've lost against my driveway, it is about 4" lower than it used to be:


I have about 5-6" missing from under my driveway. I dread some day when I come home and park on it and end up breaking it.



My cleanout used to be even with the yard, now I have to mow around it or I will hit it with the blades:


Alot of the sidewalks have sunk, here's what my sidewalk looks like where it meets my neighbor's sidewalk:


This is a neighbor's cleanout. It used to be exactly flush with the sidewalk:

[Baron Von Crowder]

the ground is settling. I have 8" around the backside of my pool that is like that. Sucks that this was all farm land, and wasnt compacted down much.

[STRONGNUFF]

From these lovely dry conditions ?

[03trubluGT]

the ground is settling. I have 8" around the backside of my pool that is like that. Sucks that this was all farm land, and wasnt compacted down much.

I'm afraid that is my case. This was farmland and now I've been told that the city has new requirements for compacting residential ground before contstruction. The same rules were not in place when my house was built.

From these lovely dry conditions ?

No, this has been going on for a few years. It is just getting very bad.

[bard]

Move!

[Back N Black]

can you imagine what your foundation might/is going to look like? dude that sucks...

[Tx Redneck]

can you imagine what your foundation might/is going to look like? dude that sucks...

No doubt!

[black50]

no soil compacting when that neighborhood was built. Man that sucks..

[likeitfast55]

Could be going down the sewer also. Any crack or leak in the sewer pipe during rain will erode the soil down the sewer at an alarming rate.

I have seen it in Louisiana a lot during the winter(wet) months. It is a lot drier here than south Louisiana so dunno.... It looks a lot like sewer drain off.

[Z06killinsbf]

Have you tried adding sand to the low spots?

[Chili]

Dang, that sucks Matt. I have never lived in a place with so many problems with unstable ground. The second apartment I lived in here was in Irving at Esters and Northgate. My whole building was on a slant. I could literally place a pen on the counter and it would roll off.

And the roads around that same area beats you up more than the old Texas Giant.

[big_tiger]

Jeez that is bad. Have you had your foundation checked yet?

I want foam under my house. http://www.harborfoam.com/geofoam.php

[miketyler]

I think this is typical with the drought conditions. We see a lot of that in Cedar Hill with our expansive soil. I could only guess that there is dheydration at lower levels and as this occurs creates voids and gets filled in by the soil on top finally creating low spots. It could be soaking those areas surrounding slabs and structures will restore some of the level but ultimately you will probably have to add fill to restore proper level.

[forbes]

that pic of the sidewalks is bad. call the city and they MUST come scarify it if it's over 1/2 inch.

[CJ]

that pic of the sidewalks is bad. call the city and they MUST come scarify it if it's over 1/2 inch.

broke my arm skateboarding due to one of those devil crevices when I was a kid.