Georgia homeowner concerned about depth of sinkhole on his property

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Sinkholes are becoming an ongoing problem for Georgians who are homeowners.

“That’s why I got this barricaded,” Abim Adam told Channel 2′s Ashli Lincoln.

Cones and signs are what Adam has placed around this seemingly small hole on his property.

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“I’m thinking there are some serious issues going on,” Adam said.

But he says it isn’t the surface size he’s concerned about. Rather, he’s concerned about the depth.

Adam stuck an 18-foot pole down this hole, but he says it doesn’t even scrape the bottom.

“That’s at least 18 feet and there still seems to be more room, more expansion for the depth of the poll,” Adam said.

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He says that after last week’s round of heavy rain, his son was walking in their backyard before stumbling onto the sinkhole.

“Actually, my son stepped there, and it opened like that,” he said.

Concerned, he called the city of Lovejoy.

An inspector determined the hole was at least 6-feet wide, nearly 20-feet deep and completely hollow under the two inches of ground on top.

“He was a bit flabbergasted; he was telling me that he had never seen anything like this,” Adam said.

As more rain is expected, Adams said he’s growing concerned.

“Really just blown away,” he said.

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In recent months, Channel 2 has brought you several concerns about growing sinkholes across the metro.

But how do you protect your home and property? We found it isn’t a cheap fix.

The average cost for repairs is anywhere between $10,000 and $15,000.

Channel 2 found that most standard homeowners’ insurance will not cover sinkholes.

Despite the growing number of reported sinkholes, Georgia does not require homeowners to get sinkhole insurance, unlike the states of Florida and Tennessee.

However, Georgia homeowners can add an additional sinkhole policy, something Adam says he’s glad he did.

“I hope one way or another I can get is resolved, and I won’t have to abandon the home,” he said.

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