August Mack News

Chinese drywall refers to defective or tainted drywall imported from China from 2001 to 2007. Typically, Chinese drywall will emit sulfur gasses in high humidity. This condition will create a noticeable odor and quickly corrode copper and other metal surfaces. Buildings with Chinese drywall have experienced damage to air conditioners, electrical wiring, copper plumbing, appliances and electronics. Hundreds of millions of sheets of Chinese drywall were imported from 2004 to 2006, but Chinese drywall has recently been found in homes built or remodeled as early as 2001. The presence of Chinese drywall has been reported in 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Chinese drywall is 1/2" in width and is typically mixed in with untainted drywall, which is why building owners and facility managers should not assume their building is fine if they find U.S. drywall. Moreover, U.S. drywall may have been manufactured in China and rebranded.