Archive for April, 2009

i think i have chinese drywall in my house, plz help?

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.

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Couple, insurer file suits over Chinese drywall – HamptonRoads.com

Two lawsuits connected to the distribution of Chinese-made drywall were filed in Hampton Roads this week, the first of several expected as concerns grow among local homeowners. A couple filed suit Tuesday in Virginia Beach against their builder, a … …more

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China offers to help with drywall inquiry – Palm Beach Post

China has offered to send someone to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to help with an investigation into tainted Chinese drywall, an issue the commission has been discussing in video conferences with China. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety … …more

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Landrieu releases consumer help guide on Chinese drywall – Alexandria Daily Town Talk

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., made public a one-page fact sheet and help guide for consumers with concerns about imported Chinese drywall. The document, which is available on Sen. Landrieu’s website, answers frequently asked questions about the federal and state agencies involved and how they are working together to address the [...]

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Drywall has China defensive – Herald Tribune

But at a time when a host of products from the huge Asian country have been assailed, the Chinese companies that appear responsible for the tainted material have generally taken a defensive posture. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has … …more

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AG warns of Chinese drywall scams – Jacksonville Business Journal

Bill McCollum’s alert comes after his office received complaints about those conducting bogus tests and offering to remove the corrosive properties from the drywall. In some cases, the so-called remedies being offered cost in the thousands of … …more

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Nelson pushes for action on Chinese drywall – Herald Tribune

Florida Senator Bill Nelson took to the floor of the U.S. Senate today to urge lawmakers to demand more immediate action on tainted Chinese drywall affecting homes in Florida and other states. Nelson said the drywall was “making people sick” and … …more

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What’s in that Chinese Drywall? – WAVY News 10

NORFOLK, Va. – The alleged faulty Chinese drywall crisis has hit all parts of the country, leading to class action lawsuits. It’s estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 homes nationwide may contain the tainted drywall. A class action lawsuit claims the drywall has a sulfur smell that emits a “rotten egg” smell, and that the drywall [...]

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Efforts on Chinese drywall fix too slow, Sen. Bill Nelson says – Miami Herald

WASHINGTON — A frustrated Sen. Bill Nelson said Thursday that federal investigators are moving too slowly on Chinese drywall, as the number of complaints continued rising in Florida and the state’s attorney general warned that the issue has … …more

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Norfolk company took in up to 3 orders of Chinese drywall – HamptonRoads.com

Venture Supply Inc., a Norfolk-based business that distributed the troubled Chinese-made drywall throughout the region, imported the product as many as three times, an attorney for the company said Thursday. The drywall, which has been the focus of … …more

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