crumbling concrete

You’d think our state’s crumbling concrete crisis would be uncommon. But it, in fact, appears to be even worse in some other countries. That’s why a Connecticut woman who has confronted this issue here went overseas to Ireland to share what our state has done to make homeowners whole again. Debbie MacCoy has advocated for hundreds in Connecticut dealing...

A new report suggests the crumbling concrete problem in our state will not be a big issue for most larger buildings.

A new report suggests the crumbling concrete problem in our state will not be a big issue for most larger buildings. The company that funds repairs for hundreds of residential property owners with crumbling basements conducted a survey of 100 public use buildings in Northeast Connecticut – the area hardest hit by the concrete crisis. In all, it determined that…

A Connecticut condominium complex riddled with crumbling foundation problems is back in one piece now.

Another big milestone in the effort to repair hundreds of homes saddled with defective concrete in north, central, and eastern Connecticut. The company set up and funded five years ago by the state to finance claims said it just got its six hundredth family back in its home with a new foundation. So far, the Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Corporation,…

A Connecticut homeowner is helping others in neighboring states and across the globe.

Seven years ago, NBC Connecticut Investigates found out hundreds of concrete basements were crumbling across our state. Our team has been there every step of the way with homeowners and local leaders watching as they worked toward solutions, and so has Debbie MacCoy of Vernon. She has advocated for homeowners in Connecticut, Massachusetts and around the globe to fix costly…

Buildings in Connecticut are being raised in the air this season to help repair crumbling concrete foundations underneath them.

With warmer weather, construction is underway in southern New England, lifting buildings into the air to replace defective concrete basements below them.

Engineers, local and state officials gathered Thursday at the Ryefield Condominiums in Vernon for a live drilling and core sampling to test for crumbling concrete foundations. The goal of the testing is to identify at-risk foundations with pyrrhotite, and to understand the true scope of the crumbling foundations crisis. Researchers tested two condos and both came back negative. “The main...

UConn engineers were in Vernon on Thursday to demonstrate how they test homes for concrete that may contain the mineral that has led to many crumbling foundations in the state.

The state has made major progress dealing with the issue of crumbling concrete in home foundations, but still has a long way to go.

There is progress in Washington to help hundreds of homeowners in eastern Connecticut with crumbling concrete basements. Congressmen Joe Courtney and John Larson say their amendments to help people with crumbling basements were included in a House infrastructure bill that just passed. The bill includes new language that says some federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding can be used…

Some good news for people dealing with crumbling concrete basements in north central and eastern Connecticut. The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, Inc. (CFSIC), the program giving grants to homeowners with crumbling concrete basements, said in late June it received $10.6 million from the Healthy Homes Fund. CFSIC said that’s $2.1 million more than it was expecting to receive. The Healthy…

The deadline to apply for help if you have a crumbling basement in the first half of 2020 has been extended, thanks to an error. A miscalculation by the program helping people in Connecticut with crumbling concrete basements means it has moved the deadline to apply for help until June 30. The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, or CFSIC, had…

More than 1,700 homeowners with crumbling concrete basements have now requested assistance from a state program giving out grants to help repair them. The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, or CFSIC, says towns with the most applicants include Vernon with more than 300, followed by Tolland, and Manchester. More than a half dozen towns have 100 or more people saying…

One hundred homes with crumbling concrete have had their foundations replaced with help from the state insurance company created in response to the crisis. Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, Inc. (CFSIC), the state insurance company providing money to homeowners announced that milestone Wednesday, nearly a year after it launched. The insurer said it hopes to have an additional 150 families…