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chinese drywall remediation recommendations: Chinese Drywall Gas Emissions Chart - 05/27/10 06:50 AM

The chart below is a recent Consumer Product Safety Commission draft release of their testing of various manufacturer's drywall for sulfur gas emissions from Chinese Drywall. All drywall tested was regular 1/2" drywall (from 4'x8' and 4'x12' samples) except for the one sample described as 3/8". All the samples they tested were untreated. Both Chinese and North American samples were obtained by the CPSC from various sources, as a part of its ongoing investigation.
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^ This sample was collected in China and is not believed to have been imported into the United States.
* This is a … (15 comments)

chinese drywall remediation recommendations: I Just Want To Apologize - 05/18/10 06:55 AM

Before we began an inspection the other day, the Realtor, whom I had not seen in some time, said, "Jay, I just want to apologize. The last time we had an inspection you had some things to say about Chinese Drywall. As I listened I thought you were crazy, that nobody would do that, and that you were a China bigot. I was so upset with you that I could not recommend you to anyone for an inspection. Then lately I have been hearing the news and Chinese Drywall is a big problem! You were right, and maybe even a little … (25 comments)

chinese drywall remediation recommendations: Chinese Drywall - The Final Solution - 04/18/10 05:00 AM

Two things have happened in the past few weeks regarding Chinese Drywall. I have been blogging about Chinese Drywall for two years, long before it hit the media or public conversation. But two interesting things have happened recently which deserve comment.
In April 2010, in Louisiana, and what is called a "warning shot," and a "bellwether case," Federal Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans ordered Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., a Chinese concern, to pay seven Virginia families a total of $2.6 million to remediate defective Chinese-made drywall in their homes. This is the first settled case of many that have hit … (97 comments)

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