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Couple sues builder over toxic drywall - Home Page - Southwestern Wake News (http://www.southwestwakenews.com/home/story/926.html - broken link)
I am sickened for them to have to deal with this. I can't imagine having to keep paying a mortgage on a home that is making you sick and not being able to afford to live somewhere else.
Wow. That is horrible! Thanks for sharing, Kelly. I just had a client ask me about this yesterday. If you can smell the "rotten egg" smell and that is a sign of the Chinese drywall, that should make it easy to find, right?
I thought that was used in Florida, not here? I wonder how many homes may have it and when it was "really" used. I find it interesting that it was a so-called "custom builder" who cheaped out with the crap. And here people are always on the case of production builders, yet it is the so-called "custom builder" who cheaped out.
Does anyone know if this would be a legitimate claim under the 10 year structural warranty that most homes have? I know mostly track builders have these warranties, but hopefully they do as well.
How did this get past the building inspectors? I would have thought they would be up on something like this....especially with a product coming from China.
I read an article in the N&O that said the cases are in the South and that the builder associated with some of the FL cases was Lennar. I'm having a Centex (soon to be Pulte) home built and I asked the builder if they use Chinese drywall. They checked and told me no. It's sad that companies decided to cut corners at the expense of their customers. Not bashing China, but with all of the issues they have had with the goods they export, companies are going to have to be more diligent, to ensure the goods aren't made up of harmful chemicals.
Chinese drywall may be tainted - Nation & World - News & Observer (http://www.newsobserver.com/nation_world/story/1482413.html - broken link)
I am sure there are technical standards for drywalls (if not, we have an even bigger problem) and who should enforce those standards?
There's no regulation beyond basic building code, but American companies, like North Carolina's own National Gypsum, don't allow high levels of sulfur for these very reasons. If you ever have a house built, you should insist on quality products being used.
There's so much Chinese junk in new homes, you can puke.
Try electrical and plumbing fixtures for a start.
The Chinese can mess up anything and kill our pets with melamine. However, they have the federal government in their pockets, and we put our folks out of work to buy their garbage.
Will we ever stand up for ourselves?
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