CPSC Imported Drywall Progress October 5, 2009

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.

Investigative Efforts

Since the initial inquiries in late December 2008, there have been efforts by the CPSC to investigate homes that were initially tested and confirmed to have imported drywall. Through various laboratory and field studies they hope to determine more information on the imported drywall and the related, health issues, corrosion problems and, thepath of manufacture, importation, and installation.

The CPSC has currently received 1,501 reports from 27 different states. These figures seem to increase as more and more homewoners are made aware of the symptoms and signs that they should be aware of. 

• 76% Florida
• 14%  Louisiana
• 3.1%  Virginia
• 1.4%  Mississippi
• 1.3%  Alabama
• 4%  Other States

The timeline developed by the CPSC says the we should be able to access some of the results found by these studies later this month (October 2009).

For a more detailed timeline on elemental and chemical, chamber, air sampling, and electrical and fire safety test results, view the Imported Drywall Fact Sheet provided by the CPSC.