More money is coming to the state to help hundreds of homeowners dealing with crumbling concrete basements - a problem NBC Connecticut Investigates first told you about eight years ago.
Representative Joe Courtney, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Senator Chris Murphy announced UConn has received $4 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to continue researching the mineral pyrrhotite, which can cause foundations to fail.
In total, the delegation has delivered more than $10 million for this research.
The funding also made it possible for condo owners to get free testing of their concrete, saving them tens of thousands of dollars.
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The defective concrete basement problem has principally impacted north central and northeastern Connecticut with estimates that hundreds, and possibly even a few thousand homes, may be affected.
Most insurers have not covered the claims. Plus, the company that experts suspect made the defective concrete has gone out of business.
