Drywall warning!

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Registered: 02-19-2008
Drywall warning!
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Mon, 01-19-2009 - 3:05pm

Fox Business is reporting that there is a potential for contamination in drywall imported from China. The result is corroded metal inside walls, and a home which smells like rotten eggs. Be careful when installing drywall if it is imported from China.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20090119/NEWS/901190297?Title=Chinese_Imports__The_Drywall_Mystery

Chinese Imports: The Drywall Mystery

These days, the housing industry — beset with a supply glut, a market crash, a credit crisis, a flood of foreclosures and a deepening global recession — doesn't need more problems.

But it has one anyway: suspect drywall, apparently imported from China at the height of the building boom.

The drywall is tentatively linked to sulfurous odors and corroded metal in dozens of newer homes, chiefly in southern Florida. Some homeowners have complained about smells and corrosion. In Cape Coral, city officials plan to check several new schools and public buildings for signs of faulty drywall.

State and federal agencies are investigating whether the conditions pose a threat to humans and the environment. Prompt attention is wise. Though the impacts on health are uncertain, the cost of potential repairs presents a significant financial threat — especially if drywall and wiring must be torn out and replaced.

Investigators and some builders appear to be taking the issue seriously (though some homeowners contend the responses have been slow and information has been difficult to obtain). But in today's global economy, the situation highlights one of the most troubling aspects of international trade: inconsistent quality control.

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Registered: 01-07-2009
Mon, 01-19-2009 - 5:29pm
We have to STOP buying crappy shoddy materials from China!
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Registered: 08-30-2002
Mon, 01-19-2009 - 7:10pm
I have my own China home product story. We went to Home Depot and bought Multi Colr Slate Tile. It was about a dollar a square foot cheaper than what we could get it for locally, we were doing about 500 sq ft and figured it was woth the difference. We get it home and start opening the packages. Peices were HOT GLUED together. The thickness of the peices varied from 1/8 an inch thick to 3/4"


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Registered: 03-23-2003
Mon, 01-19-2009 - 9:33pm

Wow!


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Registered: 03-18-2000
Tue, 01-20-2009 - 3:34pm
ITA!

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Registered: 08-30-2002
Wed, 01-21-2009 - 1:23am
We had never had a problem before either, that's why we were so shocked. But I guess everything we bought before was usually a name brand like Hunter Douglas Lighting, or a certain brand of tools. These were not Dal Tile or labled with any particular company name. They were a Home Depot special of some kind and the bar code is what told us they were from China. I recommend opening those plain, brown, cardboard boxes of tile and not just trusting the one they are showing you on top. It was pretty weird, and quite a frustrating waste of our time. The local retailer offered us a 15% discount after we asked, so technically we only paid $35 more anyhow. But we sure lost more than that in our time and labor with buying and then returing the inferior product we thought we