Massachusetts homeowners across the state are pleading with lawmakers to help them with crumbling foundations in their homes.
The home foundations are failing because the concrete is contaminated with pyrrhotite, a natural mineral that causes concrete to crumble
The home foundations are failing because the concrete is contaminated with pyrrhotite, a natural mineral that causes concrete to crumble. It causes a physical and financial breakdown of the home - tanking the market value of a property and leaving it structurally unsafe. One homeowner who spoke with NBC10 Boston
It’s an issue our sister station NBC Connecticut has been covering for nearly a decade. In Connecticut, the government took action, creating a state program to help. To date theHolden resident Karen Riani found out her foundation was crumbling on Christmas Eve of 2020. Some local legislators want the issue addressed, calling on the governor to create a commission to determine the best way forward. Monson homeowner Michelle Loglisci, who started the Massachusetts group, said they are asking Gov. Maura Healey to use her executive power to get the ball rolling.
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