RAAC & RUIN
Daily Record|May 16, 2024
Safety concerns over houses built with lethal concrete
JACOB FARR
RAAC & RUIN

A HOMEOWNER fears his house, which is riddled with a dangerous concrete substitute, is going to collapse on top of him and his partner.

Concerned Colin Witherspoon is facing a £50,000 bill to repair his home, which was built with dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, Raac.

The 52-year-old builder was told the devastating news last year and is now terrified houses in his street in Linlithgow, West Lothian, could collapse and kill someone.

Worried Colin said: "This is a disaster waiting to happen as it could collapse in on my partner and I as we sleep.

Pensioners on my street have the same problem and my fear is that it could happen any day and potentially cost someone their life." 

This story is from the May 16, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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