Your house may be affected by Chinese drywall and you don’t even know it! How does that make you feel? The average homeowner does not know the first thing about Chinese drywall or the signs that their home was built with this tainted product. Fortunately, once you learn about the basic signs you will probably [...]
After months of scientific testing, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released the results of its investigation Thursday. The results: federal investigators found higher than normal levels of sulfur and strontium in Chinese drywall samples. As a caveat, the report did not conclusively link the health problems and reported damages that thousands of U.S. homeowners have reported to the agency with the drywall directly. Instead of an outright assertion, the CPSC said additional testing was needed and that a new report should be released at some point in November.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is prepared to release its results regarding the drywall investigation prompted by reports from over 1,500 consumers from over 27 States. TheChineseDrywallLawyer.com is probing the basics of the investigation itself for the convenience of homeowners across the nation. See the general article here.
The “Health” aspect of the investigation stems from reports of respiratory illnesses, headaches, sinus issues, acne, coughing, bloody noses, asthma, itchiness, among others. Many homeowners have reported that the symptoms either dissipate completely or lessen to a noticeable degree when they are not in the home, but return or fluctuate upon returning to the residence.
As homeowners who have been adversely affected by the presence of Chinese drywall in their homes await the results of the investigations that have been underway by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), some may be wondering the measures, inquiries, and elements of the investigation.
Following the atypical hurricane season of the mid-2000’s, shipping records show that over 500 million pounds of drywall were imported from China into the United States, which is enough for use in approximately 100,000 homes.
If you are a homeowner or builder who has been affected by imported drywall from China you are mostly likely already familiar with the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Drywall Information Center. If however you are not, and are interested in monitoring the progress of the CPSC, check out there website at least once a month for new investigative results and updates.
With the influx the Consumer Product Safety Commission has seen in complaints filed regarding defective Chinese drywall, some homeowners are scratching their heads – asking the question: What exactly is causing the health problems and metal corrosion in my home?
As the growing concern of Chinese drywall is beginning to gain widespread nationwide awareness, some families are consulting their doctors for advice regarding the ultimate question of whether there is a medical necessity to leave their residence.
The process, while far from simple, has fundamental aims – to measure the levels of gases that may be emitted from the drywall. One example of the investigation in progress is the EPA’s involvement in performing air sampling and home monitoring in Louisiana and Florida. The CPSC is using 50 homes as a test population in Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida, to gain samples from a broad array of possible sources.
