CPSC Releases Updated Remediation Guide for Homeowners
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have released a new Chinese drywall home remediation plan.
Knauf Chinese Drywall Pilot Program Eight Months Later
Eight months into the Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Chinese drywall pilot program with 14 homes completed and 77 more said to be completed or under construction by the end of June.
CPSC revises Chinese drywall remediation protocol; electrical wiring no longer needs replacing
After scientific testing, the CPSC and HUD have announced that the exposure of electrical wiring to the corrosive gases found in defective Chinese drywall do not pose a safety risk. For that reason, the CPSC’s remediation guidelines have been revised to state that they no longer recommend the complete removal and replacement of electrical wiring.
CPSC to Open an office in China; triggerd by defective Chinese drywall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) will be starting its first overseas office after being unable to influence Chinese drywall manufacturers to compensate US homeowners that were victim to the toxic drywall.
The Chinese drywall investigation in China
According to an article published on ProPublica entitled “China Plays Tug-of-War with U.S. Inspectors over Drywall,” the United States’ investigation of defective Chinese drywall has been an everlasting “tug-of-war” battle between US investigators and the Chinese manufacturers and their government. It has even gone as far as a Chinese official attempting to force a piece of the drywall from an American inspector’s grasp.
Knauf Gips denies responsibility for subsidiarie’s [Knauf Plasterboard Tinjian] production of defective Chinese drywall
Knauf Gips, a German manufacturing company, continues to argue that it is not responsible for the defective Chinese drywall produced by its subsidiary Knauf Plasterboard Tinjian, even though documents filed in German and US courts reveal a close tie between the two entities.
Chinese drywall Newport News, VA TownHall Meeting w/ CPSC
Newport News, VA Chinese drywall town hall meeting with CPSC representatives still left homeowners, and now renters, with no answers to their questions concerning water safety, health problems, foreclosure.
How much does family deserve for Chinese drywall damage?
The drywall was installed in the home that the article references, as being located in Coconut Grove. The attorney for the couple that purchased the home told the jury this week that there was indeed adequate time to stop installing the drywall, and to halt the process. The bottom line is that the drywall did end up in the home.
CPSC Identifies Manufacturers of defective Chinese drwyall
The CPSC released a list of drywall manufacturers whose drywall produced high levels of hydrogen sulfide during testing. They stated “There is a stong association between hydrogen sulfide and metal corrosion.” Highest Levels: Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.: (year of manufacture 2005) China
Virginia among the hardest hit states by Chinese drywall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has seen complaints flow in surrounding toxic Chinese drywall from more states than not, but some specifically have been hit the hardest.