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Chinese Drywall: when to get a Lawyer

June 11th, 2009. By

Since the Chinese Drywall debacle became big news, a ton of websites have popped up offering “what to look for” tips on how to detect whether you have a problem. While you may find evidence of a potential problem by noticing an unnatural blackening on coins or jewelry in your home, or by failure of appliances that use copper wiring, the Florida State Department of Health outlines what signs to look for that’ll ensure you get the help you need: legal help—as most homeowner’s insurance policies won’t give you a dime of help.

If you’re like many people, you may be a bit hesitant to contact a lawyer—but the guidelines below will help you understand when it’s in your best interest (and your home’s) to do so.

According to current case definition (3/30/09), you must meet certain requirements in order to meet the case definition—and it depends on when your home was built: 

Homes built after January 1, 2004 must show at least 2 of the 5 following signs.

Homes built before January 1, 2004 must show at least 3 of the 5 following signs.

1. Sulfur-like or rotten egg smell.

2. Drywall in your home with any of these visible markings…

      Made in China

      Knauf – Tianjin

      China-ASTM C36 06-05-03, 10.14

      Made in China ASTM C36/C1396 Standard

      Knauf – Tianjin China ASTM C36

      National Gypsum

      GridMarX

3. Evidence of black, sooty coating on copper freon pipes connecting to air handling unit

4. Evidence of air conditioner evaporator coil failure

5. Determination by an expert of the presence of premature copper corrosion on uninsulated copper wires or air conditioner evaporator coils

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Chinese Drywall by the Numbers

June 5th, 2009. By

137,000,000,000 square feet: total US drywall use, 2004-2007 (WSJ online, 4/17/09)

550,000,000 pounds of drywall imported to US since 2006—enough to build 60,000 homes(heraldtribune.com, 2/18/09)

309,000,000 square feet: amount of drywall imported from China, 2004-2007—enough to build 35,000 homes (WSJ online, 4/17/009)

100,000 minimum number of homes estimated to be affected by Chinese drywall (msn.com, 6/5/09)

75,000 estimate of how many potential Chinese drywall cases could develop nationwide by Coral Gables lawyer Ervin Gonzalez (news-press.com, 5/11/09)

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Chinese Drywall: Contractors Caught in the Middle…

June 5th, 2009. By

…and losing out bigtime. While the lawsuits from homeowners who’ve been affected by the Chinese drywall debacle continue to mount nation-wide, what happens to the contractors, like this one in Norfolk, VA who threw out over $1,000,000 in Chinese drywall inventory? They’re caught in the middle of one big mess.

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Stinking Chinese Drywall is Everywhere

March 25th, 2009. By

Like the average American doesn’t have enough to worry about these days! Now there are major concerns about the drywall in their houses. Hundreds of people living in houses and condominiums built during the housing boom between 2003 and 2007 say that the drywall in their house stinks like rotten eggs – and the gases being given off are destroying their home’s copper wiring and eating away the coils in their air conditioning units. In some cases, people say that the gases have tarnished their jewelry, even the cutlery is being affected. Is this for real? Read the rest of this entry »

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