i think i have chinese drywall in my house, plz help?
Filed in Chinese Drywall Recall News on Apr.26, 2009
street fighter asked:
i saw what the chinese drywall can do on the morgan & morgan comercial… how it corroses AC wiring and jewalry and breathing problems etc. what should i do? btw im only 16 yrs old and my parents dont think that our house has chinese drywall… so yeah.
i saw what the chinese drywall can do on the morgan & morgan comercial… how it corroses AC wiring and jewalry and breathing problems etc. what should i do? btw im only 16 yrs old and my parents dont think that our house has chinese drywall… so yeah.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:21 am
lol thats funny
April 30th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
First off, find out when those drywalls were installed in your home (your parents house). If they are older then 7 years old, there is nothing to worry about. You can continue living in your parents house.
May 3rd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
You ar cofuse grasshopper. Chinese drywall? That to me is drywall in Chinatown.
Get your information straight. Cut out a piece and take it to your local building supply store and ask them what is the stuff you got in your hands.
Leave hole in wall. It is access for cockroaches. Then maybe cleaning ? After all, you are a 16 year old…so it is probably very dusty in there….so there.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Chinese Dry wall as you stated will corode any copper or wiring in the home even if it is new. It often turns certain metals black. I had thought that we had this problem soon after my condo was remodeled. However it just turned out that one of our contractors hadn’t treated the sheet-rock in my closet and it was causing many environmental problems in my home. There is a simple test your parents can do. They can look at the copper pluming, AC wiring, and check for corrosion. Pull off five or six electrical face plates (Do Not Touch The Wires). If the copper ground wire or the electrical wires have turned black, or are charred, you should contact the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466, or contact them via their web site at
If it is not chinese drywall it may be something simple like poor air quality and allergens try an air purification system with a hepa filter, or just cleaning out your home filters. Good luck and good health to you!
May 7th, 2009 at 8:50 am
You should listen to your parents and stop watching so much TV.