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Crumbling Basements by the Numbers

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The annual report and audit report for Connecticut Foundations Solutions Idemnity Company (CFSIC) was published recently on the CFSIC website and it is chock full of information and some great infographics that convey the information in a concise and easy to read  format.  Here are some takeaways:

40 Number of Northeast CT towns affected

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Crumbling Concrete Catch Up: Tolland School Foundation Failing And A Plethora of Proposed Bills

Crumbling Basement

Tolland needs to replace the crumbling foundation at the Birch Grove Elementary School sooner rather than later and hope to start construction in 2020.   The section built in 1999 is showing much more deterioration than the section built in 2003 so they hope to complete the repair in two phases, using temporary or portable classrooms during [...]

Concrete Heat: CFSIC Launch Date, Recent Court Cases, Amended Real Estate Disclosures, Traveler's Insurance Steps Up

Foundation Issues

The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company (CFSIC) has announced a new launch date of January 10, 2019 for claim applications for Type 1 and Type 2 repairs.  After a robust comment period there were changes made to the original underwriting and claims management [...]

Free Fallin: Sale price crumbles for Ashford CT home under weight of faulty concrete

House with Failing Foundation

This post is not supported by knowledge of an engineering report confirming the existence of a failing foundation nor a disclosure in the MLS stating such, but by a visual inspection of the property, precipitous price drops, foreclosure, and a reduction of almost $50,000 in assessed value by the town.  This contemporary cape is a 3 bedroom, [...]