Now this is an example how insurance companies use tactics to stall the payments:The gaping hole opened up between the two homes at about 5:40 a.m. Thursday, waking homeowner Michael Dupre and his family as it started tugging their porch into the ground. I dont think its livable. I wouldnt want to live in that anymore, Dupre told TODAY. His neighbor, Matthew Tegerdine, was in a state of shock. Its surreal. Its huge, he told TODAY. Both homes were condemned. Six houses in Dunedin — a city near Tampa along central Floridas west coast — were evacuated as engineers waited for the ground to become stable enough to start filling the hole. Dupre had filed a claim with his insurance company two years ago for damage to his home from sinkhole activity, according to Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, an engineering and environmental consulting company. No sinkholes were found at the time, but Dupres insurance company recommended pumping grout into the ground, reported The Tampa Bay Times. Due to a dispute with the insurance company, work didnt begin until this week, according to the Tampa Bay Times. John Marquardt, a geotechnical engineer with Conestoga-Rover sand Associates, confirmed engineers had been pouring grout into the houses foundation in the two days before the sinkhole opened up.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:57:21 +0000
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