Things are heating up about the use of a particular Chinese produced drywall. Reports are everywhere that the product produces a rotten egg smell and may in fact release a toxic gas.
Have you heard about this?
Many have not. The reported use of this drywall is limited and the simplest thing to do is not panic, but if you are buying a home, ask. As of yet I have not heard of a test, or other way to tell if this product might be in your home. Home inspectors out there...any answer to this?
Ingreid Lehrfeld of the Wall Street Journal yesterday reported a major lawsuit against the Lennar Corporation. Lennar is reported to have used the Chinese drywall from 2005-06 in homes it built in Florida. Lennar is suing two separate Chinese manufacturers from whom they purchased drywall.
Again, whether we are talking asbestos shingles, polybutylene pipes or now Chinese drywall the important thing for a homeowner or prospective homeowner to do is check it out. I would want to know.
Now finding a remedy is the question mark and for this answer stay tuned. Certainly in the near future we will find what a person with Chinese drywall in their home should do. The answer may be replace it, but the answer may be more like polybutylene pipes. If it has not had a problem, then you are probably okay.
This is one we will just have to stay tuned...
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