Chinese Drywall Toxic?

Residents fleeing their homes because of tainted Chinese drywall will get help if legislation passed by the House of Representatives last Thursday is put into law. Many residents, chiefly in Florida, are leaving their homes after experiencing multiple health issues. Typical symptoms associated with the Chinese drywall include bleeding noses, sinus trouble, fatigue, headaches, asthma, [...]

Preliminary data indicates that some Chinese drywall emits gases that contain sulfur and other chemicals. The gases that are emitted can smell like “rotten eggs” and may irritate the respiratory system. However, current health data do not suggest any immediate or chronic health problems associated with Chinese drywall. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) continues [...]

Attorneys and experts will gather in New Orleans on June 18 to share information and network on the latest health and property damage controversy involving building materials: drywall imported from China. They also are gathering for two teleconferences dealing with the insurance implications on June 1 and the underlying litigation on June 2. According to [...]

At least 150 lawsuits have been filed across Florida representing at least 15,000 plaintiffs who say they want relief from the damage defective Chinese drywall has caused to their homes. Before it’s over, “I think you’re going to see no less than 15,000 filed in the state of Florida,” said Coral Gables lawyer Ervin Gonzalez. [...]

The three-bedroom home on the western outskirts of Hampton Roads, past farms and small houses, was Jason and Lisa Dunaway’s dream home, built in the early months of 2007 after the couple decided to flee their cramped condo in Suffolk. They wanted plenty of space as their two children grew up, and rural life beckoned. [...]

Homeowners from several communities in B.C.’s Lower Mainland have joined the flood of callers to a U.S. consumer group investigating Chinese drywall that has allegedly begun to sicken North Americans. Thomas Martin, president of America’s Watchdog, says that in the past two weeks about a dozen Lower Mainland callers have all reported experiencing the same [...]

South Florida families dealing with toxic Chinese drywall in their homes may one day get help from the federal government. Last week the U.S House approved a measure that directs the secretaries of housing and treasury to launch a study on the impact the tainted drywall has had mortgages and property insurance for homeowners affected [...]

Ruskin, FL – Crystal and Gerard Kinler are finally getting some concrete answers. That’s after a team of people spent several hours in their home Saturday ripping out drywall and drilling holes into it so they could peek inside their walls. The Kinler’s hired U.S. Building Consultants, located at 1439 NW 104th Drive in Gainesville, [...]

While victims of toxic Chinese drywall flee their homes, South Florida members of Congress are looking for ways to help them avoid foreclosure and find affordable insurance. The rescue starts with a proposed government study. Congressmen Robert Wexler and Mario Diaz-Balart persuaded the House to approve a measure this week that directs the secretaries of [...]

The issues with Chinese drywall are much more complicated than how the toxic drywall is affecting homeowners. It is a clarion call to the world about how important profit is to a communist country and how they will do anything to earn a buck (or euro). Because a great deal of profit can be made [...]