‘Defective’ concrete blocks causing ‘huge distress to homeowners’
A County Donegal chartered engineer says the issue of defective concrete blocks in more than one thousand houses– and possibly up to 5,000 houses — in County Donegal is another legacy issue of building defects from the Celtic Tiger era. The blocks crumble because they contain mica. Damien McKay, a…
Fears that up to 5000 homes could be affected by defective blocks
A building expert in Donegal says up to 5-thousand homes could be affected by defective cement blocks. Last month an investigation was launched into the presence of a substance called Mica (PRO: MIKE-A) in certain building blocks used in county Donegal. Mica has been linked to weaknesses, leading to structural…