What is Chinese drywall?
Chinese drywall is a wide flat board used to construct the interior walls of homes. It is also known as wallboard, gypsum board, or plasterboard. Though normally manufactured in the United States, a shortage of drywall following a number of hurricanes prompted many home builders to obtain drywall from China between 2004 and 2006.
Chinese drywall is a wide flat board used to construct the interior walls of a home. It is also known as wallboard, gypsum board, or plasterboard. Though normally manufactured in the United States, a shortage of drywall following a number of hurricanes prompted many home builders to obtain drywall from China. It is estimated that enough drywall was imported from China to build more than 100,000 homes nationwide between 2004 and 2006. Chinese drywall has been reported to emit sulfur-based gasses which create a noxious odor and corrode copper and other metals in the home causing household systems and appliances to fail. It is believed that heat and humidity trigger the migration of these gasses into the air. As a result, many homeowners have had to evacuate their homes and have spent thousands to repair and replace electrical wiring, heating and air conditioning systems and appliances damaged or destroyed by these sulfur emissions. Many affected homeowners now worry that the drywall prob
