Chinese Drywall Toxic?

A large banner hangs outside the Davis Islands home of Billy and Stacy Peek, but it’s not decorative. It blames their builder for using . TAMPA, Fla. — It is a stately home on Davis Islands, but what it’s known for now is a statement.

A banner put up by Davis Islands homeowners saying ruined their $2 million home is “vindictive” and damages the reputation of its builder, Devonshire Properties Inc. Stacy and Billy Peek claim their 7,000-square-foot home was destroyed and …

Stacy and Billy Peek say their $2 million, 7,000-square-foot Davis Islands dream home was ruined by toxic that forced them to leave two years ago. First, there was a strange odor. Then, health problems. “It started out with extreme hair …

The Peeks say they lost hair and people had trouble breathing in the new house on Davis Islands, and an inspector agreed they had Chinese drywall. But, the builder disagrees.

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MIAMI, June 3 (UPI) — Building material suppliers were aware in 2006 a Chinese drywall product that was emitting an odor had gone into thousands of homes, court papers say.

It’s no secret that many builders are trying their best to keep their use of contaminated Chinese drywall out of the public eye. Some builders are even striving to keep their own homeowners in the dark as much as possible.

The Louisiana Recovery Authority is taking information from the public about problems with contaminated Chinese drywall.