ᐅ September earthworks in the garden, now digging the hole

Hello everyone, the final earthworks in the garden were completed in September. After that, we sowed grass seed, which has grown very well.

Now, after three months and a lot of rain, the ground has settled quite a bit in one spot. We have no cables or pipes installed underground at that location. Is this normal, or do you find it concerning?

Our excavator operator compacted the entire area several times with his excavator. He already told us that some settling would still occur. But in this particular spot, it seems quite a lot—what do you think?

Best regards

Why should that be a concern? It has simply settled. As long as it’s just the lawn and your terrace doesn’t slide away, it’s fine.

Our turf has now become uneven because it was filled with more than 2 meters (6.6 feet) of soil.

Driving over it once with the excavator does not compact it properly.
Only the topsoil layer should remain loose. Several areas will still settle over time.
So, wait a bit longer. If it still bothers you then, you can take action or just leave it as is.

Gradually add some soil and sand over time, so the lawn will grow upwards with it, or you wait at least 3 years and then carry out a major operation with partially new turf... but even then, the soil will continue to settle.

Our house construction has been completed for more than 10 years, and I have now filled holes for the third time... yet it still continues to settle. That's just part of the process after filling.

Yes, I think we will fill it up gradually.
We knew it would settle; we were just unsure because suddenly there was such a large hole.