Some right here on the Suncoast.
Dory Josephson and her husband Tony say they lived in fear in their own house. Believing smelly toxic fumes having an impact on their home and their health. "I had to wear a charcoal gas mask just to breath in my home."
All a cause they say from Chinese drywall built into their home in 2006. After their builder went bankrupt they've been fighting for a fix from the manufacturer ever since. "We are still waiting to hear from the lawyers."
The Josephsons say they recently spent more than $100,000 of their retirement funds to rid themselves of the tainted drywall. Many like them simply couldn't wait. Getting the product removed on their own. Now hoping to get some of that money back.
Two other homes on their street have also been completely gutted. Thursday we find contractor Chinese Drywall Inspectors who says he's working on eight homes just in this one Venice neighborhood. "I would have never of seen myself having to tear out a perfectly good house. It seems like a giant waste."
He says the concerns are real. "We are finding a lot of corrosion. The wiring is ate up. Even inside of 220 lines the corrosion has spiraled right up the plastic."
Having to rip out and replace everything. Roach says this job makes 50 for his company just in our area. "There are potentially tens of thousands."
A settlement Wednesday between the the manufacturer Knauf Group who made the Josephson's drywall and 1,500 home builders. Dory says they are not doing an celebrating yet but believe they could be next. "It gives us a little hope that as soon as they are done we are probably next in line. We are hoping that."
Some other local residents have found they have Chinese drywall from a different company owned by the Chinese government. Those homeowners say they are even further behind in getting any sort of solution or compensation.
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