The Curse of Defective Concrete (Mica, Pyrrhotite, etc.) in Donegal homes - Read Mod warning Post 1

NIMAN

I don't see the comparison, his family home wasn't crumbling around him due to defective blocks from an industry not properly controlled by the State.

DrPhilG

Full circle... People are having their homes demolished because they want a shiny new kitchen.

And the government is apparently to blame for people's marriages failing?

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117778928#Comment_117778928

Seriously? Is that the best you can come up with?

this thread is about mica not broken marriages.

Technique

Don't forget that nurses won't get pay rises because of Mica.

Any more gems from this thread?

jj880

My personal favourite was comparing someone with a mica house to someone buying a pack of rotten sausages. Ridiculous.

RandomViewer

The bucks must know where all the FF bodies are buried when we have a minister willing to sacrifice himself for them

How long or how many years does Mica take to show up, typically? We are house hunting at the moment and looking at houses. We saw one great house which was built in 2010 and now I'm nervous it's a Mica house.

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117789887#Comment_117789887

Don't buy without a test.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117789900#Comment_117789900

That is pricey to do...right?

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117789941#Comment_117789941

It's only pricey if you are trying to access the redress scheme. Simply confirming the presence of mica is much cheaper.

Maxface

Been some talk of building the new homes using 3D tech. I know nothing about it but it has been talked about in Government and proposals have been submitted from companies supporting it. Would be a very interesting idea and might just be a perfect chance to showcase the technology while at the same time providing homes at a much quicker rate.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117789960#Comment_117789960

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117789960#Comment_117789960

Could a surveyor check for Mica? Thanks for replies. It's nerve racking house hunting at the moment.

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117790044#Comment_117790044

I'd engage the services of a surveyor or engineer to get it checked. I've heard of cosmetic jobs being done on houses to get it sold. Horrible.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117790108#Comment_117790108

Yeah I'd say the shenanigans going on is terrible. My colleague sold her house recently and didn't disclose that house had Mica. I pity the new owner.

NIMAN

Any buyers solicitor who doesn't ask the necessary questions should be ashamed of themselves.

Would they not be liable for being sued?

What about the structural report? I don't think you can buy a house without having such a report done.

NIMAN

Just to keep this thread fresh, heres a link to someone who had to demolish their home.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/memories-turn-to-dust-as-mica-ridden-home-razed-40798809.html

How anyone can say folk up here are dying to get their home demolished to get a shiny new one!

Technique

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819603#Comment_117819603

For anyone I know who is getting close to having their home demolished, it's no exaggeration to say that it's a highly traumatic experience.

But according to some on here, they're just looking to change their kitchen.

NIMAN

It must be a terrible thing to watch the house you raised your kids in, tore down.

But as you say, sure you're getting a nice new kitchen out of it.

jj880

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819603#Comment_117819603

I know this family. Let me tell you they are completely devastated. Their home was finished to a very high standard. They are renting a tiny house in a nearby town. Maybe they will make it through the scheme and IF they do they will be saddled with a huge amount of debt unless the scheme is fixed.

NIMAN

Link to another independent article, this time with a podcast about the issue

https://m.independent.ie/podcasts/infocus-podcast/in-focus-the-mica-crisis-40809857.html

NIMAN

An old video, but still a shocking one.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/it-has-turned-into-my-hell-families-affected-by-mica-on-their-crumbling-homes-1.4636070

kirk.

The numbers are mind boggling .1000s of homes

Prob the tip of the iceberg

Apparently the quarries are still churning out the the stuff ?

NIMAN

I wonder has the government ordered tests of product leaving the quarries since all this broke?

Having said that, they knew about it in 2013 and did nothing.

But I'd like to think with the publicity it had got of late, they would be covering their arses big time this time around.

muffler

Seems like a lot of houses in the Finn Valley area have been tested and most have mica.

kirk.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117851944#Comment_117851944

There should be a government appointed team monitoring every block that comes out of these places

Sure the cost is going to be astronomical

kirk.

Shocking how homebond just washed their hands of this

They used to be out on site checking on stuff but they dropped the ball on this and somehow walked away from their responsibilities

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117853262#Comment_117853262

I've heard this too 😞

Penfailed

Protest planned in Lifford this afternoon. It starts at 2pm.

NIMAN

A fresh article on Irish Times website, saying costs expected to rise

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/costs-of-repairing-mica-damaged-homes-to-escalate-as-councils-seek-public-funding-1.4675087

One line stood out....“As the number of entrants to the scheme increases, so too would the projected cost,” said a senior Government source, echoing the views of other Coalition figures.

Well, duh! Of course if more people apply, cost is going to increase!

muffler

That's why the senior government sources are paid big bucks!