Chinese Drywall Toxic?

The economy and the Chinese drywall problem are teaming up to bedevil some Heron Bay residents, who say they should not be punished for their inability to pay maintenance fees.

For some Florida homeowners, the housing and foreclosure crises aren’t the only problems they face. They also must deal with another calamity: defective Chinese-manufactured drywall installed in their homes during the housing boom.

The builder, Dragas Management, built 70 houses in the Tidewater area with Chinese drywall. After it received multiple reports of health symptoms and property damages, Dragas filed claims on multiple liability and umbrella insurance policies. It also …

(Best Syndication News) – There is a bit of good news coming from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the US Deparment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning the Chinese drywall problem. The agencies have updated their protocol …

Chinese drywall was found by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratories to emit hydrogen sulfide up to 100 times greater than non-Chinese produced drywall. Hydrogen sulfide is a hazardous gas which, in high concentrations, can be fatal. There is also a strong association between hydrogen sulfide and metal corrosion. See CPSC list of drywall manufacturers whose drywall [...]

It seems like I’ve been writing about the Chinese drywall fiasco forever, but I actually broke the story in South Florida in January 2009 . Nearly two years later, we’re only starting to see significant court rulings that offer guidance on how the …

China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses. (Oct. 26)

At least two builders were “panicking” in late 2006 over the smell coming from drywall they had acquired from Miami-based Banner Supply, according to e-mails and letters, and the builders had isolated the problem to wallboard made by a Chinese manufacturer. Despite concerns — one builder said it …

The Miami Herald reports a Miami drywall distributor knew it had supplied problematic imported wallboard to home builders four years ago, according to a confidential agreement it signed with a major Chinese drywall manufacturer.

(Press-Register, Mike Kittrell) Cullen Jacobs, a drywall consultant and remediator, right, describes problems associated with Chinese drywall in the home of Lisa MItchell, left, in the Weatherby subdivision Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Saraland, Ala …