Dealing with Chinese drywall problems can feel overwhelming, and many homeowners end up worrying about what can be done before the health trouble starts. Lawsuits and accountability issues aside, a homeowner's primary concern when they suspect tainted drywall should always be keeping their family safe and healthy and minimizing damage.
Chinese drywall problems can manifest in your home in a number of ways. Many owners with toxic Chinese drywall report a rotten egg smell and headaches, as well as throat issues and sinus trouble.
Homeowners with Chinese drywall may start to notice corrosion throughout their home, especially anything with electric wiring made of copper. Frequently your home's heating and air conditioning systems will need to be repaired as well, and any copper piping or wiring within the house should be checked to make sure it will remain functional and safe for your family. Any home owner experiencing these symptoms should consider getting their drywall inspected immediately.
Symptoms
Unfortunately, after it was installed, homeowners began to be affected by a host of physical ailments. Health-related Chinese drywall symptoms include a host of respiratory ailments, such as stuffy or runny noses,sinus headaches, nose bleeds and inflammation, breathing problems and increased severity of asthma, as well as irritated, itchy skin and watery, itchy eyes.
They also noticed unusual corrosion and breakdown of appliances, pipes and wiring in their homes. Even non-appliances such as jewelry, metal picture frames, copper teapots and other decorative items were becoming inexplicably marred, pitted and discolored.
You may also notice an odor of sulfur in the interior air which may come and go; sometimes this odor is noticeable only to more sensitive individuals, and/or to guests who enter the building infrequently.
Property-related symptoms associated with Chinese drywall problems, which occur as the hydrogen sulfide vapors come into contact with metals, include both visual and operational clues. Visually, silver, copper and other metals may tarnish and blacken; this includes personal metals such as jewelry and decor, as well as functional metals such as faucets, pipes and drains, wiring, and HVAC components and coils.
As the metals in the functional units continue to deteriorate, the appliances that house then start malfunctioning, often repeatedly, even after you've replaced parts or entire units.
Circuit breakers and switches may continually act up, refrigerators and air conditioners may often go on the fritz, the furnace and water heater may break down, electronics may repeatedly fail,..... the list is virtually endless, since so many interior items contain metal and are vulnerable to the "attack of the Chinese drywall."
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