We have a brick paved driveway and yesterday I discovered that a hole/void/sinkhole has appeared under the driveway resulting in a brick disappearing into it. I managed to retrieve the brick by stretching down into it, but have measured, via the scientific use of a broom handle, that the hole goes down to about three and a half feet. I suppose this could be caused by either a leaking sewer pipe or mains water supply pipe, or maybe not. There are no foul smells emanating from the hole and there is no great puddle of water down there, but as expected, it is damp. We don’t have a water meter so I can’t investigate a possible leak via that, but there is no obvious loss of water pressure at the kitchen tap and there appears to be no obvious blockage of waste water and sewage.
The hole is to the side of the driveway and not far from a detached garage and obviously I want to find out the cause of the hole before it does more damage and before I get it filled in.
. Should I contact the relevant water companies first or perhaps my insurance company? Any advice from those on here who know about these things would be greatly appreciated. At my advanced years, things like this stress me a bit!
The hole is to the side of the driveway and not far from a detached garage and obviously I want to find out the cause of the hole before it does more damage and before I get it filled in.
. Should I contact the relevant water companies first or perhaps my insurance company? Any advice from those on here who know about these things would be greatly appreciated. At my advanced years, things like this stress me a bit!
