CPSC Testing of Domestic "Problem" Drywall Was Inconclusive
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has provided a summary of its investigation of a few homes which were not built with drywall from China (and some of which may be domestic) where consumers have reported health and corrosion problems. Four…
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of the eleven homes investigated had a corrosive indoor environment, but the test results were not consistent with previous findings related to the identification of the problem Chinese drywall. CPSC says that conclusions regarding the potential of domestic drywall to be problematic cannot be confirmed at this time without further extensive investigation and detailed documentation of the origin of the drywall in these homes.