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[quote="yippie, post: 548494"][URL="http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/03/23/daily5.html?ana=from_%20rss"]State releases findings of drywall investigation - South Florida Business Journal:[/URL]
 
This stuff has caused major problems in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. Worth a good read.[/quote]
 
This Thread is pretty similar to this Thread [URL]http://www.sowal.com/bb/real-estate-discussion/33916-chinese-made-drywall.html[/URL]
 
This is going to be big news, Thanks

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="yippie"><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/03/23/daily5.html?ana=from_%20rss" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">State releases findings of drywall investigation - South Florida Business Journal:</a> 
 
This stuff has caused major problems in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. Worth a good read.</blockquote> 
This Thread is pretty similar to this Thread <a href="http://www.sowal.com/bb/real-estate-discussion/33916-chinese-made-drywall.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.sowal.com/bb/real-estate-discussion/33916-chinese-made-drywall.html</a> 
 
This is going to be big news, Thanks

Beach Fanatic

Watch out for scams associated with this. There are stories that the drywall was only distributed in Southern Florida. There are stories that it is nationwide.

yippie

At least the story mentiones at least two distributors.  The sad part is the EPA has known about this  for over 6 months.  I have been reading about it on iequality sites for months and several post have been by someone who works for the EPA.

2bohemians

We've been reading about this quite a bit too.
Definitely something folks should be aware of.
Most of what we have read is in reference to South Florida.

We&#039;ve been reading about this quite a bit too. 
Definitely something folks should be aware of. 
Most of what we have read is in reference to South Florida.

It's nationwide.  Here are a couple of light photos that can be posted, but it is my understanding this is the tip of the iceberg of what is being found.  Notice the corruption of the copper.

It&#039;s nationwide.  Here are a couple of light photos that can be posted, but it is my understanding this is the tip of the iceberg of what is being found.  Notice the corruption of the copper.

[quote="yippie, post: 548864"]At least the story mentiones at least two distributors. The sad part is the EPA has known about this for over 6 months. I have been reading about it on iequality sites for months and several post have been by someone who works for the EPA.[/quote]
 
What's an inequality site, please?

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="yippie">At least the story mentiones at least two distributors. The sad part is the EPA has known about this for over 6 months. I have been reading about it on iequality sites for months and several post have been by someone who works for the EPA.</blockquote> 
What&#039;s an inequality site, please?

[quote="AAbsolute, post: 548895"]What's an inequality site, please?[/quote]


I'm sorry. iequality.  It is a site that people in the top of their fields discuss problems arising from building, air quality, building products, opinions, etc.  Members include people from president of the Indoor Air Quality Association of America to top engineers to members of the EPA.  It's a great site to learn, read opinions from experts etc.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="AAbsolute">What&#039;s an inequality site, please?</blockquote> 
 
I&#039;m sorry. iequality. It is a site that people in the top of their fields discuss problems arising from building, air quality, building products, opinions, etc. Members include people from president of the Indoor Air Quality Association of America to top engineers to members of the EPA. It&#039;s a great site to learn, read opinions from experts etc.

That's most helpful.  I found one with a copyright legalease notice from Cornell that I just saved in my favorites.  I'm a builder and I try to keep up, but it may have taken me another decade to just stumble onto that.  Thanks

That&#039;s most helpful.  I found one with a copyright legalease notice from Cornell that I just saved in my favorites.  I&#039;m a builder and I try to keep up, but it may have taken me another decade to just stumble onto that.  Thanks

I wanted to post this.  It is from an expert who is involved in investigating the Chinese Drywall.  I am SHOCKED you can still buy the stuff. - 


Presently it is said to be in 13 states including Nevada , Colorado , Arizona , California , Texas , Louisiana , Alabama , Mississippi , Georgia , North and South Carolina , Virginia , Florida

 

There are 4 or 5 different markings on boards, not all appear to be as bad as others. Most is ?? thick that is being implicated. There is some 5/8 Chinese board in 10 foot sheets, though we haven?t found any 5/8? Chinese board in our projects.

 

Most of the homes have an odor like if you opened a box of the old diamond blue tip matches (sulfur), or the light smell of mercaptin- like the smell of the odorant they add to lp or natural gas. Some have reported the smell of Hydrogen Sulfide (rotten egg type odor) but that is not necessarily the norm, Some have no odor complaints, though we haven?t seen one with out an odor ourselves.

 

According to one article (Sarasota Herald) there was something like 340 million square feet of drywall imported from China 2005-2006. How much is affected is unknown. One Manufacturer is blaming the mined material not the fly ash.

 

As far as can you purchase it now- There is still some that is being stored and attempted to be sold,  found one website in Georgia which quoted: ? Have drywall for sale. Located in georga. This is a one time oppertunity to purchase drywall at a significantly reduced price. The owner wants to quikly liquidate this inventory. All offers will be considered. Partial purchases will also be considered. Purchaser will be responsible for all pick-up.?

 

Another distributor of the same manufacturer also sells Herbal and homeopathic pills for health- and we wonder how this happens!

 

Let?s be careful out there.

I wanted to post this. It is from an expert who is involved in investigating the Chinese Drywall. I am SHOCKED you can still buy the stuff. - 
 
 
Presently it is said to be in 13 states including Nevada , Colorado , Arizona , California , Texas , Louisiana , Alabama , Mississippi , Georgia , North and South Carolina , Virginia , Florida 
 
 
 
There are 4 or 5 different markings on boards, not all appear to be as bad as others. Most is ?? thick that is being implicated. There is some 5/8 Chinese board in 10 foot sheets, though we haven?t found any 5/8? Chinese board in our projects. 
 
 
 
Most of the homes have an odor like if you opened a box of the old diamond blue tip matches (sulfur), or the light smell of mercaptin- like the smell of the odorant they add to lp or natural gas. Some have reported the smell of Hydrogen Sulfide (rotten egg type odor) but that is not necessarily the norm, Some have no odor complaints, though we haven?t seen one with out an odor ourselves. 
 
 
 
According to one article (Sarasota Herald) there was something like 340 million square feet of drywall imported from China 2005-2006. How much is affected is unknown. One Manufacturer is blaming the mined material not the fly ash. 
 
 
 
As far as can you purchase it now- There is still some that is being stored and attempted to be sold, found one website in Georgia which quoted: ? Have drywall for sale. Located in georga. This is a one time oppertunity to purchase drywall at a significantly reduced price. The owner wants to quikly liquidate this inventory. All offers will be considered. Partial purchases will also be considered. Purchaser will be responsible for all pick-up.? 
 
 
 
Another distributor of the same manufacturer also sells Herbal and homeopathic pills for health- and we wonder how this happens! 
 
 
 
Let?s be careful out there.

AAbsolute - You are so right.  this IS big news and getting bigger.

Click here for NORMI's investigation.

[url=http://chinadrywall.blogspot.com/]Chinese Drywall[/url]

AAbsolute - You are so right. this IS big news and getting bigger. 
 
Click here for NORMI&#039;s investigation. 
 
<a href="http://chinadrywall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Chinese Drywall</a>

[b]Law firms lining up to attract drywall clients[/b]

Here is another article we just read on the subject this morning:

[URL="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html"][B]?  Law Firms Lining Up to Attract Drywall Clients[/B][/URL] [Bradenton Herald] 
?Have you noticed an odor that is similar to rotten eggs in your new home?? the ad on Craigslist begins.

It then asks if the home?s wiring or piping has had to be replaced frequently, or if air-conditioning systems have needed repeated repairs. The posting also inquires if homeowners and their visitors have experienced eye irritation, breathing difficulties, nose bleeds or headaches that disappear after leaving the home.

[URL="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html"]Full Story Here[/URL]

Law firms lining up to attract drywall clients 
 
Here is another article we just read on the subject this morning: 
 
<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">? Law Firms Lining Up to Attract Drywall Clients</a> [Bradenton Herald] 
?Have you noticed an odor that is similar to rotten eggs in your new home?? the ad on Craigslist begins. 
 
It then asks if the home?s wiring or piping has had to be replaced frequently, or if air-conditioning systems have needed repeated repairs. The posting also inquires if homeowners and their visitors have experienced eye irritation, breathing difficulties, nose bleeds or headaches that disappear after leaving the home. 
 
<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Full Story Here</a>

TheSheep

[quote="AAbsolute, post: 548895"]What's an inequality site, please?[/quote]
Any site that won't allow women to surf in.

:lolabove:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="AAbsolute">What&#039;s an inequality site, please?</blockquote>Any site that won&#039;t allow women to surf in. 
 
:lolabove:

[quote="AAbsolute, post: 548996"]That's most helpful.  I found one with a copyright legalease notice from Cornell that I just saved in my favorites.  I'm a builder and I try to keep up, but it may have taken me another decade to just stumble onto that.  Thanks[/quote]
You live a sheltered, closed barn door life, my friend. :biggrin:

FDEP approached WCI over a year ago on this issue as WCI had installed the largest known amount of this Far Eastern crapolappa. Lot of good that will do. Thems being all bankrupted, sheared to the skin, and all. :shock:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="AAbsolute">That&#039;s most helpful. I found one with a copyright legalease notice from Cornell that I just saved in my favorites. I&#039;m a builder and I try to keep up, but it may have taken me another decade to just stumble onto that. Thanks</blockquote>You live a sheltered, closed barn door life, my friend. 😀 
 
FDEP approached WCI over a year ago on this issue as WCI had installed the largest known amount of this Far Eastern crapolappa. Lot of good that will do. Thems being all bankrupted, sheared to the skin, and all. :shock:

[quote="2bohemians, post: 549218"]Here is another article we just read on the subject this morning:

[URL="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html"][B]?  Law Firms Lining Up to Attract Drywall Clients[/B][/URL] [Bradenton Herald] 
?Have you noticed an odor that is similar to rotten eggs in your new home?? the ad on Craigslist begins.

It then asks if the home?s wiring or piping has had to be replaced frequently, or if air-conditioning systems have needed repeated repairs. The posting also inquires if homeowners and their visitors have experienced eye irritation, breathing difficulties, nose bleeds or headaches that disappear after leaving the home.

[URL="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html"]Full Story Here[/URL][/quote]
I have a watery mouth, cheesy glands, a blue tongue, nasal bots, and an inverted eyelid; Ram has epididymitis and goiter of the groiner.

The vet told us it was from alcoholism. :angry:

If I find Diego Drywall, I'll kill him. :bang:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="2bohemians">Here is another article we just read on the subject this morning: 
 
<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">? Law Firms Lining Up to Attract Drywall Clients</a> [Bradenton Herald] 
?Have you noticed an odor that is similar to rotten eggs in your new home?? the ad on Craigslist begins. 
 
It then asks if the home?s wiring or piping has had to be replaced frequently, or if air-conditioning systems have needed repeated repairs. The posting also inquires if homeowners and their visitors have experienced eye irritation, breathing difficulties, nose bleeds or headaches that disappear after leaving the home. 
 
<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Full Story Here</a></blockquote>I have a watery mouth, cheesy glands, a blue tongue, nasal bots, and an inverted eyelid; Ram has epididymitis and goiter of the groiner. 
 
The vet told us it was from alcoholism. :angry: 
 
If I find Diego Drywall, I&#039;ll kill him. :bang:

[quote="2bohemians, post: 549218"]Here is another article we just read on the subject this morning:
 
[URL="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html"][B]? Law Firms Lining Up to Attract Drywall Clients[/B][/URL] [Bradenton Herald] 
?Have you noticed an odor that is similar to rotten eggs in your new home?? the ad on Craigslist begins.
 
It then asks if the home?s wiring or piping has had to be replaced frequently, or if air-conditioning systems have needed repeated repairs. The posting also inquires if homeowners and their visitors have experienced eye irritation, breathing difficulties, nose bleeds or headaches that disappear after leaving the home.
 
[URL="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html"]Full Story Here[/URL][/quote]
 
:blink:Boom Truck Chasers:blink:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="2bohemians">Here is another article we just read on the subject this morning: 
 
<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">? Law Firms Lining Up to Attract Drywall Clients</a> [Bradenton Herald] 
?Have you noticed an odor that is similar to rotten eggs in your new home?? the ad on Craigslist begins. 
 
It then asks if the home?s wiring or piping has had to be replaced frequently, or if air-conditioning systems have needed repeated repairs. The posting also inquires if homeowners and their visitors have experienced eye irritation, breathing difficulties, nose bleeds or headaches that disappear after leaving the home. 
 
<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1326729.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Full Story Here</a></blockquote> 
:blink:Boom Truck Chasers:blink:

[URL="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090401/ARTICLE/904011036/2055/NEWS?Title=Foreign-drywall-makers-tough-to-pursue"][B]? Foreign Drywall Makers Tough to Pursue[/B][/URL] [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
        "It's obviously a lot tougher than going after a U.S. company. There's no question about that," said Christopher Day, Sen. Bill Nelson's legislative counsel.[B][URL="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090220/ARTICLES/902201006/1002?Title=UF-breach-exposes-data-on-thousands"]
[/URL][/B]

<a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090401/ARTICLE/904011036/2055/NEWS?Title=Foreign-drywall-makers-tough-to-pursue" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">? Foreign Drywall Makers Tough to Pursue</a> [Sarasota Herald-Tribune] 
 &quot;It&#039;s obviously a lot tougher than going after a U.S. company. There&#039;s no question about that,&quot; said Christopher Day, Sen. Bill Nelson&#039;s legislative counsel.<a href="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090220/ARTICLES/902201006/1002?Title=UF-breach-exposes-data-on-thousands" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"> 
</a>

[URL="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090408/ARTICLE/904081032/2055/NEWS?Title=Another-builder-linked-to-Chinese-drywall"]› Another Builder Linked to Chinese Drywall[/URL] [Herald-Tribune] 
Now, Atlanta-based Beazer Homes may also have used the tainted material in at least one of its Fort Myers developments. [B][URL="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-universal-orlando-crisis-040709,0,1969771.story"]
[/URL][/B]

<a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090408/ARTICLE/904081032/2055/NEWS?Title=Another-builder-linked-to-Chinese-drywall" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">› Another Builder Linked to Chinese Drywall</a> [Herald-Tribune] 
Now, Atlanta-based Beazer Homes may also have used the tainted material in at least one of its Fort Myers developments. <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-universal-orlando-crisis-040709,0,1969771.story" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"> 
</a>

[URL="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2009/04/14/a7b_drywall_0415.html"][B]?  Home Stores: No Tainted Drywall Sold[/B][/URL] [Palm Beach Post] 
Home improvement retailers The Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Cos. Inc. say they have verified that their stores did not sell any Chinese-manufactured drywall, offering some relief for homeowners nervous about the presence of the tainted material.

<a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2009/04/14/a7b_drywall_0415.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">? Home Stores: No Tainted Drywall Sold</a> [Palm Beach Post] 
Home improvement retailers The Home Depot Inc. and Lowe&#039;s Cos. Inc. say they have verified that their stores did not sell any Chinese-manufactured drywall, offering some relief for homeowners nervous about the presence of the tainted material.

[url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/03/23/daily5.html?ana=from_%20rss]State releases findings of drywall investigation - South Florida Business Journal:[/url]

This stuff has caused major problems in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.  Worth a good read.

<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/03/23/daily5.html?ana=from_%20rss" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">State releases findings of drywall investigation - South Florida Business Journal:</a> 
 
This stuff has caused major problems in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. Worth a good read.

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