HeyBub wrote:
Molly Brown wrote:
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when
building materials were in short supply, American construction
companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it
was abundant and cheap.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...yik0AD97GBF100

Chinese drywall presents no problem if properly installed (2 coats oil-based
KILZ or equivalent on all sides).


In 45 years or so of being around construction, I've NEVER seen the
backside of drywall painted before it goes up. How absurd. They take it
out of the stack, cut it, and screw it up. Exactly where and when would
this backside painting be done? Not like a construction site has a lot
of room to lay it out and paint it. What you propose would bring the
interior finish work to a halt for days at a time.

Or were you just being sarcastic?

Bottom line, the builders screwed up by using product of unknown
quality, and it came back to bite them in the ass. If real drywall
wasn't available, they should have postponed finishing the houses (or
even starting them, since a half-built house cost money on the
financing), or gone with alternative wall coverings. For the sick
houses, a gut job on the walls, and changing out any other items that
were damaged by the outgassing, is the only solution. Ain't gonna be cheap.
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