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Chinese Drywall - The Great Drywall of China Problem
Chinese Drywall - it really is all over the news. Just like a plague with devastating effects, its mere mention can get rid of home values in affected communities. Homes are considered guilty by association forcing homeowners, already fighting the down market, to manage sick homes affecting the well being of their families, financially troubled builders and their insurance firms denying claims. Everyone is looking for someone to blame and lawyers are screaming class action.

What exactly is the problem?

Unlike domestically manufactured drywall, Chinese drywall has been reported to contain volatile sulfur compounds and fly ash, a coal byproduct. These elements when subjected to moisture, such as high relative humidity, produce gases which were reported to cause structural problems in homes and serious health issues.

Along with a strong smell of rotten eggs, gases such as sulfur dioxide have been reported to destroy air conditioners and other appliances, cause the corroding of electrical wiring and copper, and result in serious health problems among the home dwellers.

Drywall contractors port elgin ontario associated with Chinese drywall include:

Headaches
Sinus Infections
Coughing
Respiratory Infections
Difficulty Breathing
Nose Bleeds
Eye Irritation

Why did this Happen?
The housing boom of 2001 through 2007 created an unprecedented demand on building materials. This boom, along with the reconstruction efforts following the Hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, led to shortages of several items including drywall that is a common method of constructing interior walls. To fill the demand, records indicate that over 500 million pounds of Chinese drywall and plasterboard were imported into the USA between 2004 and 2008. In 2006 around 11 million pounds of Chinese drywall came in through Port Canaveral, Florida alone.

What areas have already been affected?

So far, problems with Chinese Drywall have mainly been reported in the southeast, where humid and moist conditions exist and where much of the brand new construction of the last few years has had place. Problems are also discovered so far in Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, NEW YORK and California.

What is Next?

This is only the only beginning of the problems we are more likely to encounter due to toxic Chinese Drywall. A federal class action was already certified in Louisiana and in Florida residents of many large developments have banded together to file class action lawsuits against developers, contractors and manufacturers of defective drywall. Litigation over property damage and remediation claims will not be the only real impact if scientific studies establish a link between these reported medical issues and the Chinese drywall gases. Toxic-tort litigation, much like that of Asbestos and Mesothelioma, could tie our court system up for years.

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