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Re: Sidewalk has sunk. Need to raise it 6 inches

Harry K

2005-07-29, 11:21 pm

Sherman wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:21:11 -0400, meirman <meirman@invalid.com>
> wrote:
>
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> My peach tree had sunk over 12 inches. It caught so much water it
> finally drowned.
> The drive way and house remains level and only the sidewalk sank with
> nary a crack. The expansion joints on the house and driveway acted
> like hinges and let it sink without cracking.

Ah! I was picturing a level sinking. With that much sinkage, I would
suspect a sinkhole forming. I have never seen nor heard of a tree
sinking until now.

Harry K

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