Posts Tagged ‘South Florida’

South Florida Focus In New Legislative Session – WPBF News 25

In addition to the economy, the legislature will also look at issues that have impacted South Florida over the past year including Chinese drywall, the emergence of pain clinics and the cancer cluster in Palm Beach County’s western communities.

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Chinese drywall bankrupts construction firm – South Florida Business Journal

Chinese drywall has driven a South Florida construction company into bankruptcy. Homestead-based South Kendall Construction Corp

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Palm Beach County calls for federal funds to help pay for Chinese … – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Replacing defective Chinese drywall in South Florida should be considered an emergency deserving of federal help for local neighborhoods, Palm Beach County commissioners said Tuesday.

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Miami company trains dog in sniffing out Chinese drywall (Sun-Sentinel)

A South Florida company is using a German shepherd to help with the Chinese drywall problem.

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Chinese Drywall Homeowners in Miami-Dade Offered Help – Newsinferno.com

Chinese drywall victims in Florida’s Miami-Dade County are getting a little help to reduce the cost of remediation.

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Faulty Chinese drywall causes corrosion, federal study says – Miami Herald

What thousands of homeowners in South Florida and nationwide have believed about Chinese drywall was validated Monday when the Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is a link between the imported material and problems with corrosion in homes …

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Rip out Chinese drywall and start over, scientist advises (Sun-Sentinel)

With no rules for fixing houses with smelly drywall, a thorough rebuilding seems best TAMPA — Ripping out tainted Chinese drywall and rebuilding homes from the studs out — as a few South Florida contractors are doing — appears to be an effective repair, a scientist said Friday.

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