Until recently, reported incidents of defective Chinese drywall seemed fairly contained to the southeast—particularly Florida. The Chinese drywall situation may prove to be larger than anyone expected as we watch the “creep” effect on a map of the US, compliments of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The map (above) shows the now 18 states, plus the District of Columbia, that have reported incidents of defective drywall. And, as we blogged recently in Chinese Drywall by the Numbers, incident reports have begun to show up beyond our borders as well…