crumbling foundations

A serious funding boost for UConn scientists researching our state’s crumbling concrete problem. Congressman Joe Courtney says UConn will receive $4 million to continue its work on preventing, detecting, and lessening the impact of defective concrete on walls and foundations. It’s part of the big federal spending bill Congress just passed and the president signed. Hundreds of Connecticut homes...

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.

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

A Connecticut condominium complex riddled with crumbling foundation problems is back in one piece now. Crews started working on the Willington Ridge condo project in April 2021. It was a six-building, roughly $3 million project. Condo association president Heidi Zelonka previously said that homeowners began noticing tell-tale roadmap-like cracking more than a decade ago, and it kept deteriorating. The association…

The state has helped hundreds of homeowners with crumbling foundations get back into their homes, but there’s still more work to do. NBC Connecticut’s Chief Investigator Len Besthoff joins Mike Hydeck to discuss the progress to help those homeowners. Mike Hydeck: The state hit a major milestone this week in the effort to fix crumbling foundations and to try...

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…

The state legislature passed a measure that’ll provide additional funding for the Windermere Building Project, aimed at addressing crumbling foundation concerns. The measure lawmakers passed pertains to the school construction portion of the budget implementation bill. Ellington Public Schools said the new measure increases the reimbursement rate from 55.4% to 70%. This will provide the school district with just over…

Years after hundreds of families learned their homes were built on faulty concrete foundations, many are now back in those homes, thanks to a state program to help them.

The effort to repair hundreds of Connecticut homes with defective concrete basements hit a significant milestone this week. The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, otherwise known as CFSIC, was set up to dispense millions of dollars in assistance. It has now helped more than 500 families safely replace their basements in just three years. NBC Connecticut Investigates broke the story…