Seffner Sinkholes: Demolition Set for 2 More Homes on Faithway Drive

Two more families are losing their homes for good, with today's planned demolition of the two houses on either side of the former Seffner home affected by the sinkhole that claimed the life of Jeffrey Bush.

• Updated Coverage: Mourning and Moving On From a Sinkhole in Seffner

Bush lost his life Feb. 28, after the bedroom he was sleeping in was consumed by a catastrophic sinkhole at 240 Faithway Drive.

• See Brandon Patch coverage links below.

That sinkhole, described as "unprecedented," caused the home to be demolished and the two neighboring homes to be evacuated.

Today, starting at around 7 a.m., the two homes at 238 and 242 Faithway Drive in Seffner will undergo demolition, according to a Hillsborough County government news report.

• See Jaudon Family Displaced in Seffner Sinkhole Tragedy

"These two homes were officially condemned on April 1 after the remediation cost estimate that was included in the geotechnical report provided by engineering consultants indicated that repairs to the properties would exceed 50 percent of their value," the report notes. "The engineering tests conducted on the properties that lead to that determination included cone penetrometer tests, electrical surveys, and use of ground-penetrating radar."

Demolition was to be be conducted by II Meyer Corp, a private demolition company, and overseen by Hillsborough County Code Enforcement representatives. A long-reach excavator and a backhoe excavator were to be used for the work, which was expected to last through Friday, May 24.

Faithway Drive to the north of the site and Devonwoode Place will be closed to traffic to allow for heavy equipment and dump trucks to enter and exit.

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BRANDON PATCH SEFFNER SINKHOLE COVERAGE (Through May 22, starting with the most recent posts):

• Seffner Sinkholes: Demolition Set for 2 More Homes on Faithway Drive 

• Video: Inside the 'Catastrophic' Seffner Sinkhole

• Seffner Saga Continues With 4th Sinkhole Report

• 3rd Seffner Sinkhole Increases Community Concerns

• Another Sinkhole Opens in Seffner

• Community Aids Displaced Seffner Sinkhole Victims

• Memorial Announced for Sinkhole Victim

• Jaudon Family Displaced in Seffner Sinkhole Tragedy

• HuffPost Live Looks at Seffner Sinkhole Tragedy: 'Saving Us From Sinkholes'

• Seffner Sinkhole Video: 'In a Flash It Happens and the Whole World's Changed'

• Video: Final Walls Come Down on Seffner Sinkhole at 240 Faithway Drive

• 2nd Seffner Sinkhole Under Investigation as Stabilization Work Continues

• Seffner Sinkhole Homeowner: 'God Has a Plan'
  

• Seffner Sinkhole Victim Officially 'Presumed' Deceased

• Readers React to Seffner Sinkhole Tragedy

• Family Treasures Salvaged from Seffner Sinkhole Demolition
  

• Demolition Under Way at Seffner Sinkhole Site

• More Photos From the Seffner Sinkhole Site

• Seffner Sinkhole Operation Readies for Impending Demolition

• 3rd Home 'Compromised' at Seffner Sinkhole Site; Relief Fund Established

• Video: Deputy Douglas Duvall Recounts Seffner Sinkhole Heroics

• Situation 'Extremely Unsafe' at Seffner Sinkhole Site

• Family Member Recalls Horror of Seffner Sinkhole Tragedy

• Photos From the Scene of Sinkhole in Seffner

• Video: Hillsborough Fire Chief Discusses Seffner Sinkhole

• Hillsborough County Among Top 10 Sinkhole-Prone Florida Counties

• Update: Sinkhole Swallows Seffner Man Sleeping in Bed

• Video of Deputy Who Worked To Save Men From Sinkhole
  

• Video: Man Could Hear His Brother Screaming

• Video: Fire Chief Answers Questions             

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