Chinese drywall began as early as 2001 and peaked when the domestic supply could not keep up with the demand caused by the housing boom and Hurricane Katrina. Check out the symptoms to find whether you might have Chinese Drywall within your house.

1. Chinese Drywall
Symptoms and Remedy

2. Buildings made from around 2004 to 2007, or buildings that
underwent repair or remodeling work during that period have
significant chance of having defective drywall. During that time, the
US's drywall industry wasn't able to keep up with demand because of
the housing boom and the rebuilding done after Hurricane Katrina.

3. Normally drywall is imported to the US from Canada or
Mexico, but during this time the shortage was so big neither
of them could supply enough. China ended up supplying most
of the shortage, exporting more than 550 million pounds of
drywall.
The most affected states are:

4. To help you find out whether you might have
Chinese Drywall within your house, we've listed
some of the symptoms of Chinese Drywall.

5. A Smell Like Rotten Eggs
Try smelling around your house. If you can smell something like rotten eggs, but can't
find any, it's probably sulfur gases in your air. Defective drywall releases a number of
sulfur gases, including carbon disulphide, carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen sulfide. It's
possible that you've gotten used to the smell, so trying spending a while out of your
house and then taking a nice big sniff when you come back.

6. Electrical Problems
The gases that defective drywall releases don't just smell bad. They can corrode
different metals, especially copper. When copper corrodes, it usually becomes a reddish
or greenish color, but copper turns ash-like and black when exposed to gases from
defective drywall. Corroded copper wiring can start to act strangely, even shorting out.
That can cause damage to electrical appliances, and sparks from shorts can potentially
cause fires. In fact, if you've noticed that light bulbs have been burning out more quickly
than normal, it could be a sign of tainted drywall.

7. A Number of Medical
Problems
Gases released by defective drywall can
cause a whole suite of health problems,
especially respiratory ones. Chronic coughing,
sinus problems, headaches, rashes and even
asthma attacks can be caused. If you've
noticed problems like that, that don't seem to
have an apparent reason, it's a good sign that
you have Chinese drywall.

8. Failing Air Conditioner
It's not just metal wiring that can go bad from drywall-induced corrosion. Metal
components in different appliances can be ruined by those gases, as well. Air
conditioners are particularly vulnerable to this, because they have air flowing
through them constantly. In homes with defective drywall, air conditioning
systems often have to get replaced much more often than normal, usually due
to the coils getting corroded.

9. Even if you haven't been experiencing any of these problems, it's
still very possible that you have Chinese drywall in your home.
Chinese drywall only starts to release gases when the air is both
sufficiently humid and warm. If you live in a colder or drier
climate, you could have Chinese drywall and not realize it. Also,
buildings are often made with drywall from multiple sources, so
it's possible that you have only a few panels of tainted drywall.
The only way to be completely sure that you don't have Chinese
drywall is to have a specialized inspector inspect your house.

10. This Presentation is presented by
A Florida based Chinese Drywall Inspection Firm helping homeowners with
top-notch remediation, testing and inspection services. Call us at
888-887-5387or visit our website to get your home inspected
with Chinese Drywall Advisors.
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