American-made "synthetic" drywall now in court

[John Jeffries]

Here's an article I ran across. You guys might find it interesting.

Apparently someone installed American-made "synthetic" drywall by Georgia-Pacific and is now claiming the same problems identified with the Chinese stuff. They're claiming sulfur smell, electronic components breaking down, etc.

It's led to a class action suit.

Here's the article:

Class Action American Drywall Article (http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/2009/april/florida-lawsuit-claims-gp-84-sold-dangerous-drywall.aspx)

[Jerry Peck]

Interesting, thank you.

How to get rid of polluting coal by-products?

Hide it in plain sight between two sheets of paper and hang it on the wall. :eek:

[Richard Stanley]

Lets blame somebody. How about the chinese? Oops!

[Ted Menelly]

Hey, if there is someone else around, anywhere, blame them, that always works.

[Brad Russell]

Unfortunately, no one knows how widespread the problem is or isn't. I know there are several invalid testing methods out there that will produce false positives on good drywall. So, I'll believe American stuff is bad too when they verify there are no sheets of Chinese drywall in the building. Until then, I question the testing method.