Chinese Drywall Causing Corrosion
Posted by scapozzola on 11/23/2009
Bloomberg News reports that sulfur emissions from imported Chinese drywall are corroding metal and wires in U.S. homes, according to federal report.
A study of 51 homes built or repaired using the Chinese- made drywall found corrosion in the initial samples tested, including on copper air conditioner coils, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a report today.
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The first Chinese drywall
The first Chinese drywall lawsuit begins this month and here is some good information: http://www.chinese-drywall-answers.com/. People living with Chinese drywall have suffered eye, respiratory, and sinus problems that may be linked to the gases emitted from defective Chinese drywall that produce a sulfurous odor and causes metals—air conditioning coils, silverware, jewelry—to corrode. Some 500 million pounds of Chinese drywall was imported into this country since the late 1990s, impacting about 100,000 homes.
The only solution is to stop
The only solution is to stop buying these inferior products.
We eventually sue the contractor who knows nothing of these inferior products and has not reaped any 'middleman' benefit from purchase of these products.
I met up with an old college buddy for a little homely gossip a few ago and he was telling me about how his newly built home was ruined due to inferior quality plumbing. He sought the help of a professional company, http://www.msitesting.com/, who saved his home, money and his family in the nick of time.