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“Our home looks like a patient on life support,” crumbling concrete being repaired in Massachusetts

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The Haynes family has lived in a home in Rutland for 10 years. About a year and a half ago, they noticed cracks in the foundation. They had the concrete tested and found it contained pyrrhotite. The mineral causes concrete to crack when exposed to oxygen and water. The only way to fix it is to replace the foundation, a months-long process.

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“Our home looks like a patient on life support,” crumbling concrete being repaired in Massachusetts

RUTLAND, Mass. (WWLP) - The 22News I-Team has been covering the crumbling concrete issue that has been found in homes across western and central Massachusetts. The Haynes family has lived in a home in Rutland for 10 years and about a year and a half ago, they noticed cracks in the foundation. "I thought it was bad, but then I saw what it looked like behind the sheetrock and it looked even worse," said Jeff Haynes. Advocates bring crumbling…

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