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Oct 5th, 2011 at 6:51pm

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Just wondering what could cause this to happen. The patio area was built over 7 years ago so settling doesn't make sense. We have not had any rain other than a quick shower in 2 weeks. We have lived here for almost 2 months and never seen this before. I was out there last night at about 11pm and it wasnt  there so between 11pm and 7am this morning something pushed large amounts of dirt thru the cracks in the concrete squares. The square's are not lose at all. Thats my size 11 shoe to show the size..

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Reply #1 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 6:53pm

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Reply #2 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 7:04pm

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You would be amazed at how much earth a troop of insects can move in a few hours.  Might be what caused that.
 
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Reply #3 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 7:04pm

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Kind of looks like burrowing animals to me. They might've been trying to surface (hence the several locations, then finally making their way through the wall into the deeper dirt)
 
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Reply #4 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:03pm

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...looks like trouble to me!... Shocked...>>>

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Reply #5 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:10pm

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Yea that movie kinda freaked my out.. not going out there at night Wink..
 
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Reply #6 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:20pm

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sonic wrote on Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:10pm:
Yea that movie kinda freaked my out.. not going out there at night Wink..


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Reply #7 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:23pm

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I would definitely say some type of animal, perhaps a mole or gopher tunneling under your patio.  Possibly an insect, but it seems a bit widespread, and a lot of damage done in one night.

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Reply #8 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:25pm

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...do you live anywhere near the Mexican Border?

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Reply #9 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:28pm

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Moles have done similar damage to my mom's patio in the past. The pavers used in your patio are almost identical to my mom's.

If you have moles you'll find long sections of lawn with tunneling furrows.

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Reply #10 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:35pm

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No I live in NC.. I've looked carefully in all the yard and do not see anything else anywhere but there.. Could be moles or Gophers I suppose I don't really remember ever seeing one so I'm not sure what damage they do lol
 
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Reply #11 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:41pm

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I would invest in one of these...>>>

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..just to be on the safe side... Wink...!

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Reply #12 - Oct 5th, 2011 at 11:38pm

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Fozzer wrote on Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:41pm:
I would invest in one of these...>>>
...just to be on the safe side...!
That's a fine how do you do, Foz...
Safe? With him hobbling about the patio with his shoe off?



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Reply #13 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 12:21am

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LOL.. I actually had another pair of shoes on.. Wink
 
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Reply #14 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 3:08am

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H wrote on Oct 5th, 2011 at 11:38pm:
Fozzer wrote on Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:41pm:
I would invest in one of these...>>>
...just to be on the safe side...!
That's a fine how do you do, Foz...
Safe? With him hobbling about the patio with his shoe off?



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I still reckon its either folks from N Carolina (Unionists) burrowing their way out under cover, or folks from S Carolina (Confederates) burrowing their way in under cover, depending upon the state of the economy at the time, (or resurgence of the war), in either State.

I guess sonic lives right on the border.... Roll Eyes...

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Reply #15 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 3:53am

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Fozzer wrote on Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:41pm:
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Reply #16 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 4:08am

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If you Google "mole damage" in an image search; you'll see see identical damage to sidewalks. You'll also see the damage they do to lawns.

http://www.google.com/search?q=mole+damage&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1T4GZAG_enUS449US4...
 
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Reply #17 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 4:32am

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Reply #18 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 8:18am

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Fozzer wrote on Oct 6th, 2011 at 3:08am:
H wrote on Oct 5th, 2011 at 11:38pm:
Fozzer wrote on Oct 5th, 2011 at 8:41pm:
I would invest in one of these...>>>
...just to be on the safe side...!
That's a fine how do you do, Foz...
Safe? With him hobbling about the patio with his shoe off?



Cool


I still reckon its either folks from N Carolina (Unionists) burrowing their way out under cover, or folks from S Carolina (Confederates) burrowing their way in under cover, depending upon the state of the economy at the time, (or resurgence of the war), in either State.

I guess sonic lives right on the border.... Roll Eyes...

Paul.... Wink...!

Fascinating stuff!...>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carolinas
Sorry to nitpick Foz, but unless all of my teachers in the past 15 years have been giving me incorrect information, NC was part of the confederacy in the Civil War. Some of the locals here still call it "The War of Northern Oppression" (tongue in cheek, of course). Smiley
 
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Reply #19 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 9:04am

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Nice patio, I like the rock wall. 

Very unusual, I'd say.

Clear some of the dirt and see what's there.

Then, I would lift one of the stones and see what, if anything, is under it.  Ask your neighbors, maybe they'll have an idea.

If it were ants, they'd come out just by you moving the dirt a bit.  Ants would not do up so many piles.

Burrowing animals, not likely to tunnel in a straight line.  Lift a stone, that might tell.

Let us know, I'm curious.
 
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Reply #20 - Oct 6th, 2011 at 10:25am

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I moved some dirt around on one of the little ones and didn't see anything. But when I get home tonight I'll move the dirt and paver from the bigger ones and let you know.
 
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