Chinese Drywall Victims Requesting Assistance From White House
Federal, State, and local
building codes across the nation require that contractors not only
use the right materials for the job, but also the right process to
install those materials, and thus keep homeowners safe. Some of these
regulations allow for the regular use of wallboard in homes, offices,
other professional buildings, and even trailers across the country.
In the past, the product has proven itself to be cheap, easy to work
with, and very safe. But some recent Chinese drywall victims are
coming forward, and asking the government to help them with toxic
materials in their buildings. A typical drywall
manufacturer creates huge sheets of product
using gypsum powder, a common element that is perfectly safe as long
as it is contained within the product. This gypsum is then combined
with other materials that are designed to make the board stronger, or
more reliable. For example, flame retardant chemicals are often
added, to make it safer in the presence of heat and flame. Other
fibrous materials are added to reduce the effects of dampness and
moisture, and make the boards stronger. However, after a large
shipment of wallboard from China, it is obvious that not all
manufacturers are interested in safety. This recent shipment of
building materials from China contained materials that are not only
harming the inhabitants of the offices and buildings, but are also
damaging the very interiors of the structures themselves. Those
affected all report very similar experiences. The air around the
faulty products smells like rotten eggs, especially when it rains or
is damp, due to the toxic hydrogen sulfide fumes. Their electronic
items don’t last as long and their pipes turn black. This is
because the fumes corrode the metals within the wires and wall,
increasing the likelihood of failure or dangerous shorts and pipe
bursting. Physical symptoms of bad
drywall include: “Rotten egg”
smell Sore throat and cough Nausea Fluid in the lungs Fatigue Loss of appetite Dizziness Headaches
If you or someone you know
has any of the symptoms listed above, contact a doctor immediately,
and have your injuries documented. Also be sure to have your home
examined. And, finally, contact a qualified legal professional to
help you determine your rights under the law. Failure to obtain
proper documentation of your physical ailments, or the damage done to
your home and appliances, may cause you to miss out on a monetary
reward that you are legally entitled to. Since they have had so
much trouble getting help from the manufacturers of the faulty
products, these injured citizens are looking to the White House for
help. They want to be compensated for their troubles, and they’re
looking for support from the government to make sure they get it. The
other reason is that the victims want more stringent testing methods
for imported building materials, so that no one else has to goes
through what they have suffered.
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