How Are Builders Dealing With Chinese Drywall Problems
If you have a new home, check out the drywall that it was built with. As we have reported before, there have been some serious problems with Chinese drywall that are making families sick.
These issues are being addressed differently by builders that installed Chinese drywall in the homes they built. The Sarasota Herald Tribune has an article discussing how a couple of builders are dealing with the problem. One is hiding their head in the sand, check out the original article for details, while Lennar Corp. is fixing it for the homeowners.
This could be an explosion waiting to happen as the Chinese drywall goes bad all across the country.
Meanwhile, about 30 miles to the south, in the Lighthouse Cove neighborhood of Lennar Corp.’s Heritage Harbour development in Manatee County, another group of babies have begun moving back into homes originally built with Chinese drywall.
The wallboard has been removed from several dozen homes by the Miami-based company, one of a few builders to do so.
Lennar says the houses are now free of harmful gases, but some owners remain nervous. HeraldTribune.com
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Comment by M Realty on 13 July 2009:
This problem just reiterates the need to have a local supply chain with some accountability along the way. Of course we are going to get crappy toxic products without any accountability or warranty if we buy the cheapest product that we can find in China.
Comment by Matt - Colorado Luxury Real Estate on 13 July 2009:
Definitely worth looking into. You need to follow up on all Chinese drywall products.
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Comment by Lisset on 24 July 2009:
Standard Pacific Homes (NYSE: SPF) isn’t doing ANYTHING for homeowners in their many communities affected with Chinese Drywall. In fact, all they have consistently done is ignore us.
Their CEO seems to have no concern whatsoever about this issue and the lives of the hundreds or possibly thousands of people that he is ruining right now. It’s shameful.
I’m glad that other builders are taking responsibility. I’m frustrated at Standard Pacific’s lack of response, particularly because they PROMISED when they sold the house that anything that goes wrong they would take care of immediately. That was a huge part of their sales pitch. Buyer beware of false promises.