No word from the building inspector Mr Magoo.
No worries. Chinese made aspirin is on the way.
Bummer to hear about your situation...hope it gets resolved
Someday enough Americans will rise up against all this inferior cheap Commie Chinese crap. Too many still pander Free Trade with Communist China
The same thing happened here in Hampton Roads. Chinese drywall is now banned in many local cities. The supplier who bought it during a shortage of American made drywall lost millions.
On a related China note, my wife recently had a red rash around her lower back (waistband). First thing I asked her was, a)Are those pants new? and b)Did you wash them first? The answer was yes, and no. I guaranteed her that what she was wearing was made in China and that was the case. Purchased at Kohl’s.
Chinese drywall isn’t always bad. The bad stuff comes and goes because they were trying to shave costs. The early stuff was inspected and found OK.
That’s what happens when you use the crushed bones of executed Chinese prisoners as the primer for drywall! :P
Homes considered to potentially be affected by Chinese drywall would have been built after 2003 and meet two of the following:
1.
The presence of sulfur-like or other unusual odors
2.
Drywall labeled made in China
3.
Observed copper corrosion, indicated by black, sooty coating of un-insulated copperpipe leading to the air-conditioned
4.
Documented failure of air conditioner evaporator coil (located inside the airconditioning unit)
5.
Confirmation by an outside expert or professional of the presence of premature copper corrosion on un-insulated copper wires and/or air conditioner evaporator coils (inside the air conditioning unit)
Hey maybe they will find out it’s mold resistant.
See, it’s okay to let other countries manufacture stuff and pollute the air, just so long as we can feel good about ourselves back here. Of course, we soon won’t have any jobs, but don’t the air look purty? Now shut up and read your politically-corrected Bible by the light of your 52 watt flourescent bulb.
Drywall is made from gypsum, which naturally contains sulfur compounds. If the drywall was exposed to humidity at sea, the process of evaporation that occurs as the drywall dries could be responsible for the odors coming from the material. According to a report on Environmental Expert.com, the problems appear to be related to the presence of iron disulfide (FeS2 pyrite) in the material. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbonyl sulfide, sulfur dioxide (SO2), and carbon disulfide (CS2) are also suspected as culprits, the Web site said.
The possibility that the Chinese drywall is emitting hydrogen sulfide fumes is disturbing. Exposure to 50 parts per million of hydrogen sulfide for more than ten minutes can cause extreme irritation. Inhalation of 500 to 1,000 parts per million can cause unconsciousness and death through respiratory paralysis and asphyxiation, according to environmental experts.