CHINESE DRYWALL REFERS TO DEFECTIVE OR TAINTED DRYWALL IMPORTED FROM CHINA FROM 2001 TO 2007 WHICH
EMITS SULFUR GASSES WHICH USUALLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) CREATES A NOXIOUS ODOR AND CORRODES COPPER AND
OTHER METAL SURFACES.
CHINESE DRYWALL CAN ALSO CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS, ALTHOUGH EXPERTS
DISAGREE WHETHER THESE EFFECTS ARE MERELY IRRITANTS OR PRESENT A MORE IMMINENT OR CHRONIC HEALTH
HAZARD.
WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT A HOME HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY TOXIC CHINESE DRYWALL, VISUAL INSPECTIONS
CAN BE DONE VERY EFFECTIVELY AND ACCURATELY BY ANYONE. HOMEOWNERS CAN SIMPLY LOOK FOR THE BASIC
FINGERPRINT THAT DEFECTIVE DRYWALL LEAVES BEHIND.
THREE TELL-TALE SIGNS:
1. BLACKENED AND CORRODED GROUND WIRES CONNECTED TO THE BACK OF THE HOME’S AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT.
2. BLACKENED AIR CONDITIONING COILS ON THE BACK OF THE HOME’S AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. BE SURE TO LOOK AT THE
AIR HANDLING SECTION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT..
3. “MADE IN CHINA” LABELS ON THE BACK OF THE DRYWALL. ALSO, LABELS STAMPED “KNAUF” USUALLY INDICATE THAT THE
DRYWALL WAS MADE IN CHINA.
AS AN APPRAISER I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO DETERMINE THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES
BUILDING MATERIALS, BUT BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND OR PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN
THIS TRANSACTION THERE SEEMS TO BE NO “CHINESE DRYWALL” ON THE PROPERTY.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A CERTIFIED INSPECTOR WOULD BE BETTER SUITED TO MAKE THIS DETERMINATION.
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