Bath family wake up to big hole in garden
A family from Bath had a shock when they woke up to find a three-foot hole in their front garden.
Liam Curtis and his partner Stacie Muse were concerned when they discovered the hole, which increased in size during the day.
Discussions with social landlord Curo, which owns the other half of the property in Fairfield Park, and Wessex Water led to the conclusion that a collapsed stormwater pipe had caused the hole to form.
Workers from Wessex Water put up a fence and filled the hole with stones and will return to fix it next week.
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Stacie, a healthcare assistant at the Royal United Hospital, said she had been concerned about the safety of her two children Dylan, three, and Dexter, 18 months.
She said: "Every time I went out to look it seemed to be getting bigger. I was concerned about the children being out there, they could have been playing on the grass and just dropped when the ground gave way.
"I was also concerned that the house would become unstable. I am pleased with how quickly the problem was dealt with though."
It is thought that the recent heavy rain could have been a factor in the collapse.
A statement from Wessex Water said: "A stormwater pipe collapsed, resulting in a hole developing in the ground above.
"We carried out initial repairs by stabilising the ground and hope to complete work as soon as possible, once survey investigation reports have been done.
"We are still investigating why it collapsed but movement in ground conditions, due to heavy rainfall, could be a contributory factor."
Michael Whelan from Curo's asset management team, said: "We have treated this as a top priority.
"We are continuing to monitor the situation with Wessex Water, who are also closely involved.
"Because the garden affected is exclusive to the private owner, responsibility for further works is not straightforward and we are in contact with the residents about this."
Comments
by capndave
Sunday, September 30 2012, 10:01PM
“Michael Whelan from Curo's asset management team, said: "We have treated this as a top priority…………..
As a very experienced man of 'oles Mr Whelan I would suggest you treat this 'ere 'ole as a bottom up priority. It is very difficult I would respectfully suggest to fill a 'ole from the top down, unless of course you can turn it up the uvver way. But the problem then of course is all the water falls out. Can't win really can yer?”
by Mr_Nemo
Saturday, September 29 2012, 9:12PM
“So, it's a stormwater pipe which they have now....filled with stones! Given the amount of rain around at the moment, is that a good idea?”
by Pompeybelle
Saturday, September 29 2012, 5:25PM
“To quote Wordsworth:
I've measured it from side to side:
'Tis three feet long, and two feet wide.”
by wheelie_bin
Saturday, September 29 2012, 11:29AM
“So Pope joejohn XVI ... did you look at the other picture?”
by Mr_Nemo
Saturday, September 29 2012, 11:23AM
“Was it 3 feet wide or 3 feet deep or both?”
by joejohn
Saturday, September 29 2012, 10:07AM
“If that a hole then I am the Pope”