List of Eastern Connecticut Towns Affected by Crumbling Home Foundation Epidemic is Now Extensive

HARTFORD, CT — Claims over crumbling home foundations have now been filed by homeowners in what is essentially the entire section of the state northeast of the Connecticut River, plus one southeast shoreline town.

The state Department of Consumer Protection has compiled a map showing just how widespread the problems are. She the map here.

Towns involved in claims are:

A

Andover, Ashford

B

Bolton, Brooklyn

C

Canterbury, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry

E

Eastford, East Hartford, East Lyme, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield

F

Franklin

G

Glastonbury

H

Hampton, Hebron

M

Manchester, Mansfield

P

Plainfield, Putnam

S

Scotland, Somers, South Windsor, Stafford, Suffield

T

Thompson, Tolland

U

Union

V

Vernon

W

Willington, Windham

Cracks have been showing up in home foundations in concrete poured in the 1980 and 1990s, according to the DCP.

A report released Tuesday indicated that the mineral pyrrhotite has compromised the concrete.

Becker’s Quarry, the main source of concrete aggregate for the distributor — J.J. Mottes company — includes more than trace amounts of pyrrhotite, and is located on a vein of rock that contains significant amounts of pyrrhotite, according to the report.

See the report and U.S. Rep. Joseph Courtney's reaction here.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, area legislative contingents at the state and federal levels have been pushing for some type of federal disaster relief for homeowners.

The DCP has a web page dedicated to the problem. See it here.

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