IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — The landslide behind homes on Carlsam Drive is getting worse, with the ground eroding four inches closer to one house in just three days. News10NBC’s Adelisa Badzic measured the distance from the edge of the erosion to the base of the house on Tuesday and found it was 9 feet and 8 inches. When she returned Friday, it had shrunk to 9 feet and 4 inches.
“There’s definitely areas of instability so it’s getting worse, not as quickly in the last couple of weeks,” Nary Rin said on Monday, one of the homeowners impacted.
Nary Rin and Dave Stafford’s homes are both impacted, with the Rin home more severely affected. Google Maps shows what the front of the home looked like just two years ago compared to today.
Both families are trying to get estimates on what it would cost to fill the eroded area.
“At this point, we really don’t know. We’re trying to move forward with getting estimates to do it properly, get engineers involved,” Stafford said.
“You know you have to clear away everything that’s at the bottom of that hill because it’s unstable. You’ve got to then lay a solid foundation so you can then put piles in, then fill it in, create a 2 to 1 grade. That’s going to go ahead and stabilize the entire area.”
“Obviously the cost of that is more than the cost of both of our homes put together times 2,” Stafford said. They have been getting estimates that range from $500,000, to $2 million.
Stafford put up a temporary fence to keep his dog away from the edge. “She wants her backyard back, but you know we pop on the other side of that fence here and there and the cracks are opening up a little bit wider every time it rains,” Stafford said.
“There’s more soil failing into that big hole. There’s more trees leaning towards the gaping hole that was once our backyard.”
A creek behind the homes has turned into what looks like a pond with all the heavy rain. Fallen trees have created a small waterfall that could be heard flowing Friday. Stafford is looking on the bright side and said he’s always wanted a waterfall in his backyard.
The Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District said the soil type found on Carlsam Drive is easily erodible. The erosion is due to a mix of things, including March being one of the highest recorded months for rain on record.
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