Appraiser Guy Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 I'm a commercial appraiser in CA & I also appraise single-family homes. What is your industry teaching about this issue and where can I get some first hand information from professionals like your selves about what to look for, how to spot problems caused by this drywall, etc. Any help or information would be appreciated! John C. Carlson Diamond BAr, CA www.jccrea.com jcarlson@dslextreme.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hello John, This site has some pretty decent information and some photo's. As a home inspector, we are typically non destructive, so testing of the drywall is out of the question(for me anyway). I don't believe there is a simple "swab" type test to offer clients that might reveal Chinese drywall. Some of the pictures on the attached website link illustrate what symptoms might arrise with Chinese drywall present. http://www.chinesedrywall.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Rob has pretty much nailed it with his post. As the particulars of this issue are still in the discovery stage, no certified training or standardized testing procedure is yet available. Hopefully, that will change soon. In the meantime, the story of chinese drywall is unraveling. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmcq Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 EDI started offering training, certification and test kits last year -- http://www.exterior-design-inst.com/chi ... ining.html. I can't vouch for the training or the kits and don't know what research or standards they are based on. But the marketplace has begun to respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocon Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Recent information. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20 ... l&tc=pgall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 That's some good information; thanks. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Here are some of the links I have. Fla. Health with email subscription & links: www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/communi ... ywall.html Self-Assessment test: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/ ... tions.html Good General site with Photos: http://www.chinesedrywall.com/ Drywall markings: http://www.laed.uscourts.gov/Drivewall/ ... rkings.htm Center for disease control and prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/drywall/ Chinese drywall Org: http://www.chinesedrywall.org/ Testing lab: http://www.caslab.com/chinese-Drywall-Testing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocon Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 FYI http://www.nbnnews.com/NBN/issues/2010- ... index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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