While the chances of having one’s home built over a sinkhole are low, it’s never zero, but one Florida resident had good reason to believe the possibilities were much higher for him. Absolute_squash on Reddit posted to r/Renters, sharing his concerns about a notable gap in his floor that is presumably causing water and worms to seep into his home. However, one commenter in his post gave him reason to believe there’s a much more serious issue than just “rotting wood and dirt.”
“Ain’t no WAY YOU GOT WORMS IN YO HOUSE DUDE!!!!” exclaimed a user in the comments of Absolute_squash’s post, saying that his home was essentially “uninhabitable.” As to why there’s a large gap between the floor and the wall, “I’m assuming ground floor cause of the worms, but your floor is sinking, the wall isn’t raising,” the commenter wrote. “You either got some serious washout under that thing or something worse, like a sinkhole forming under the house.”
If what the random Redditor claimed is true, Absolute_squash could be in serious trouble. “If it’s a sinkhole, you could literally die. Sinkholes are very common in Florida, and when you fall in, you are falling into the aquifer,” the user warned. They added how dying in a sinkhole is a terrifying and painful way to die, with there being low chances of a victim’s body being recovered. Needless to say, Absolute_squash was mortified.
“Bro this is scaring tf out of me! These townhouses circle a man-made pond so I’m not messing around,” OP wrote in response. While several dozen upvoted the commenter’s warning in agreement, other Redditors expressed that the worms crawling up from the floor do indeed reveal a literally deeper predicament.
Reddit Collectively Agrees That Worms Are the Least of the Florida Tenant’s Problems
“The problem isn’t the gap between the carpet and the wall. The problem is somewhere else,” said one person. “You’re basically living in a cave now, that has carpet,” remarked another. Others added how just the moisture alone can cause toxic mold growth, let alone cause worms to invade the interior through the massive gap.
Absolute_squash updated his post, saying that a maintenance worker came in and started “mansplaining that mold is in all of us and is normal,” which isn’t a very reassuring thing to hear from a supposed professional. That said, the inspection revealed the padding beneath the carpet was soaked, and the wood was rotting.
At the very least, this Florida townhouse tenant seems to be on top of things in search of a solution for his alleged sinking home.
