Is Drywall Poisoning Us? | Payday Loans For Better Materials

Not what new homeowners bargained for

Times are tight and payday loans can help when you’re in a small-time financial jam. Once you get to the point where your finances are in order and your credit rating has been built up high enough to apply for a mortgage loan, it seems like the sky’s the limit.

There are few things more exciting than becoming a homeowner for the first time. The pride, the sense of accomplishment… the toxic drywall.

Dave Burdick of the Huffington Post reports that new homeowners in Florida have noticed very strange smells in their new homes. After inspecting, officials believe that the smell is coming from high sulfur content in drywall that came from China. Now cases have been reported in other states.

What every homeowner should know

According to Burdick, blogs like Treehugger first began to break this troubling story. Now many others know. What follows are highlights from a sample press release that provides some answers about what’s going on here:

• Chinese drywall  first entered the U.S. in 2001, through the ports of Long Beach or Oakland, California and Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
• In most cases, air conditioning coil or HVAC failure will accompany the presence of this drywall. Corroded wiring is also common in homes built or remodeled since 2001
• Physical symptoms may include mild to severe upper respiratory problems, nose bleeds, headaches or other serious medical conditions
• This drywall is most typically found in single-family homes in Florida, California, Texas, Nevada, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, but can be found in any state with homes, condos or commercial property built or remodeled since 2001
• It is feared - according to the Homeowners Consumer Center -  that suspect Chinese drywall was used in reconstruction of homes in the metropolitan area of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. People there need more than a loan until payday…

Be a good trade partner, China!

This frightening news comes at the wrong time for America. People are suffering under an oppressive economy, and many cannot afford the remodeling that will be necessary. Payday loans help with small budget surprises, but were not intended to fund full-scale home remodeling, complete with untainted sheet rock. Chalk another one up to cheap manufacturing and a lack of safety controls. China, you’re on my short list… ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Is Drywall Poisoning Us? | Payday Loans For Better Materials"