FYI - Drywall

[Hellrazor]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/busines...06drywall.html

First it was sulfur contaminated drywall and now this.

[Wood_workur]

What is it going to take to make this country wise up and stop importing stuff from them?

[Hoover]

From reading the article, there are no importing standards to the US on building products. Definitely it needs to happen.

[Uncle Cracker]

What is it going to take to make this country wise up and stop importing stuff from them?

Unfortunately, what it's gonna take is for somebody to come along and make it even cheaper than the Chinese. Standards are all well and good, but the almighty dollar still rules the roost.

[cgallery]

So, do the walls glow? How radioactive is this stuff?

[jackellis]

Just remember, "we" tend to be our own worst enemies in this respect because we all tend to buy based on price.

I just finished a conversation with the builder who is overseeing construction of our new home. He has a remodeling project for another contractor not far away. The old house was torn down to the subfloor but during demolition the excavator slipped and damaged a foundation wall...which revealed all manner of problems that really make that foundation unsuitable for new construction. It's too narrow, it's too shallow, it's made with substandard materials and it almost literally crumbles in your hands. Net replacement cost for the foundation and subfloor - $9k. The client decided not to spend the money.

We end up importing dangerous products because people can't think much past the initial cost.

[Salty]

The last paragraph of the article is the most telling.
That country never did care what they do to others on this planet. And we are supposed to be all worried that our cows give off too much gas!