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Sinking feeling for Hunt Club homeowners
OTTAWA - Some homes in a south Ottawa neighbourhood are experiencing serious foundation problems. The homes in Hunt Club Enclave are less than two years old, and they're already sinking.
Suzanne Dubois, Hunt Club Enclave homeowner
Claridge Homes and Richcraft Homes are repairing the foundations. But some homeowners still feel cheated out of the largest investment of their lives.
Suzanne Dubois lives in phase two of Hunt Club Enclave, and there is a crack in the wall of her basement that stretches from floor to ceiling. In some places it's almost an inch wide.
Foundation problems like that are common in phase two. Paul Wilson is a home inspector hired by other residents of the housing development. He estimates that more than 50 homes out of 200 may have foundation problems.
"It appears that most of the garages are separating from the houses. Basically, they are sinking," Wilson says.
The development was built near the old Conroy swamp. Other homes built by Claridge Homes and Richcraft Homes in the area are built on steel piles driven deep into stable ground. But the developers chose not to do that in phase two. It was a decision that was approved by the city.
Paul Wilson says many of his clients feel cheated.
"Most of my clients just feel deceived, disappointed, frustrated and anxious about the real value of their property deteriorating," Wilson says.
This Spring, the developers will finish the repairs started last summer. Garages and yards in Hunt Club Enclave will be dug up. Some of the soil fill will be replaced with lightweight foam blocks, reducing pressure on the weak ground underneath the homes. Officials of Claridge Homes and Richcraft Homes declined to have their comments recorded. But, on the phone, they told the CBC they were committed to fixing the problems.
OTTAWA - Some homes in a south Ottawa neighbourhood are experiencing serious foundation problems. The homes in Hunt Club Enclave are less than two years old, and they're already sinking.
Suzanne Dubois, Hunt Club Enclave homeowner
Claridge Homes and Richcraft Homes are repairing the foundations. But some homeowners still feel cheated out of the largest investment of their lives.
Suzanne Dubois lives in phase two of Hunt Club Enclave, and there is a crack in the wall of her basement that stretches from floor to ceiling. In some places it's almost an inch wide.
Foundation problems like that are common in phase two. Paul Wilson is a home inspector hired by other residents of the housing development. He estimates that more than 50 homes out of 200 may have foundation problems.
"It appears that most of the garages are separating from the houses. Basically, they are sinking," Wilson says.
The development was built near the old Conroy swamp. Other homes built by Claridge Homes and Richcraft Homes in the area are built on steel piles driven deep into stable ground. But the developers chose not to do that in phase two. It was a decision that was approved by the city.
Paul Wilson says many of his clients feel cheated.
"Most of my clients just feel deceived, disappointed, frustrated and anxious about the real value of their property deteriorating," Wilson says.
This Spring, the developers will finish the repairs started last summer. Garages and yards in Hunt Club Enclave will be dug up. Some of the soil fill will be replaced with lightweight foam blocks, reducing pressure on the weak ground underneath the homes. Officials of Claridge Homes and Richcraft Homes declined to have their comments recorded. But, on the phone, they told the CBC they were committed to fixing the problems.
