Comments on: Toxic Chinese Drywall: Is It in Your Home?

By: Certified Chinese Drywall Testing

Certified Chinese Drywall Testing — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:42:57 +0000

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By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:19:17 +0000

I was told by a inspector that I have chinese drywall in my master bed room and bath room so I ripped it down only to find that the drywall was made in canada by georgia pacific the drywall on the other side was then exposed it was also made by georgia pacific but was made in the usa. The wireing and plumbing on the canadian made side are black and the wireing on the made in usa side are normal. Is the georgia
pacific tuffrock drywall made in Canada toxic? Well acording to what i’ve found it is. No other wires or copper in my home are black only in my master bed room and bath.my ac coils are black from the air return in master bed and bath. Has any body had any thing like this happen to them? What drywall compiany can we trust to be non toxic to put back on my walls? I know I would not put georgia pacific back in my house. good luck to every body with these toxic drywall problems. GOD BLESS

By: yakmon

yakmon — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:47:48 +0000

So why is the US government paying for replacement? Why are US contractors paying for replacement?

Do the Chinese hold no responsibility?
No wonder they continue to export toxics…

Solution: Pay more for American made products. Boycott “Made in China”

Honestly, sheetrock is cheap, rip it out and replace it. Don’t walk away from your house.

By: debbie

debbie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:21:39 +0000

so what do you do if you have the drywall, you dont have the money to tear out the drywall out of your house. I have read reports that you are suppose to remove the drywall and the wiring well i might as well rebuild the whole house. Insurance doesnt’ pay, cant sell because that has to be disclosed, and lawsuits take years and only the lawyers get the money which still leaves people trying to figure out what to do if they have the drywall.

By: John

John — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:23:07 +0000

Thank god I live in Canada. Sounds rediculass I would be suwing someone. Safety Data sheets ya wright all those companys cut corners…….

By: Susan Jameson

Susan Jameson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:54:28 +0000

i used a cheap tester i got from toxicdrywalltestkit.com cost was $19.95 and i got a positive test from my remodeled room that was destroyed during hurricane charlie in 2004. i’m now having further testing done by a home inspector to confirm this. don’t know if it will help others, but this test was easy and cheap. i just had to place pins in my walls and check the results. i live in port charlotte florida.

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:06:31 +0000

Hi Tallman,
Copper oxidizes naturally to some degree under normal conditions. Based on your description, it sounds like you’re okay.

By: TALLMAN

TALLMAN — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:14:24 +0000

Might be that I am paranoid ,,, trying to figure out if I have Chinese Firewall,,,house was finished in June of 2005 or earlier… 1. There is no smell 2…Copper in Electrical Outlets is not bright,, (about the color of a penny that is a couple years old) .but in no way black …..3…Air Conditioner still works…dont see much copper but some of the copper in the connections are still bright copper color…Fixtures in bathrooms are pitted but I figure that is from sulfer well water.untreated well water.light fixtures and nothing not touched by water is ok….
some of the copper ground wires in the fuse box is tarnish about like a six year old penny, but in no way black,,mostly is just normal 6 year old copper color…have a hard time seeing the wall board,, looks like its USG then I see a small p and un something below it and its cut off after that…..I dont think I have chinese wall board but am loseing sleep over it,, bought house as investment cant afford for it to go bad…wouldnt the copper in the wall electrical fixtures turn first as they are surrounded by wall board. .I live in NE Florida

By: Rismi

Rismi — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:40:28 +0000

Do you know if the brand Gyproc is also affected?

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:19 +0000

Vince,
Thanks for the thoughtful analysis from a professional in the field. You are correct that not all Chinese wallboard has problems, and there have been a number of other defective products from other countries (including the U.S.) as well.