Chinese Drywall

Well today I attended a workshop on Chinese Drywall and I thought I would share this information for those of you who think you may have a Chinese Drywall problem and for those of you who are in the market to purchase a home.

Drywall imported from 2004-2008 with the imprinting of Made in China and/or KNAUF, a German Company with a manufacturing plant in China, have been identified as defective drywall. Not all drywall used in home during this time was defective. In fact, it has been identified that a home can have non-defective drywall along side of defective drywall.

Below is a graph provided by the CPSC, Consumer Product Safety Commission, of where it has been reported and we are number two on the list to have received the most, with Florida being first.

To date, the CPSC has received about 1,501 reports from residents in 27 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico who believe their health symptoms or the corrosion of certain metal components in their homes are related to the presence of drywall produced in China. State and local authorities have also received similar reports. We received our first incident report from a consumer on December 22, 2008. The majority of the reports to the CPSC have come from consumers residing in the State of Florida while others have come from consumers in Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia.

For more information on information related to Chinese Drywall please visit the CPSC website at http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/

Again, Caveat emptor"Buyer Beware"

Thanks for reading!! Please come again!!

Nicole Dion-LeBlanc, Realtor

nicole@for-Sale-For-Rent.com

www.For-Sale-For-Rent.com