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Fri Apr-02-10 03:58 PM
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| 7. Thanks to DU, we didn't buy this cr@P when we renovated a few years ago. |
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I feel badly for anyone who has to go through that.  |
| -Feds: Homes with Chinese drywall must be gutted |
supernova |
Apr-02-10 03:33 PM |
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"We want families to tear it all out and rebuild...." |
DJ13 |
Apr-02-10 03:39 PM |
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Where is China's responsibility in this? They send hazardous products |
cutlassmama |
Apr-02-10 03:41 PM |
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That's what I'd like to know |
supernova |
Apr-02-10 03:45 PM |
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exactly what i was going to say. |
DesertFlower |
Apr-02-10 08:04 PM |
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Under normal circumstances I completely agree with you but |
Old Time Pagan |
Apr-02-10 10:44 PM |
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Isn't drywall from China basically compressed coal ash! |
Lost4words |
Apr-03-10 03:21 PM |
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These days EVERYONE makes drywall from fly ash |
jmowreader |
Apr-03-10 05:48 PM |
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You're forgetting when this happened |
Old Time Pagan |
Apr-03-10 09:13 PM |
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Theres a protocol to follow in this kind of situation |
DJ13 |
Apr-02-10 03:54 PM |
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Problem is, in Florida half those builders are either in bankruptcy |
flvegan |
Apr-02-10 04:32 PM |
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At that point suing the wholesaler is the only option |
DJ13 |
Apr-02-10 05:03 PM |
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Would banning anything toxic from China be a "non-tariff trade barrier" |
blue97keet |
Apr-02-10 03:56 PM |
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We banned imports from a Chinese company, Norinco, in the mid nineties |
tburnsten |
Apr-03-10 06:10 PM |
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That was the late 80's |
michreject |
Apr-04-10 09:02 AM |
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My bad on the date |
tburnsten |
Apr-04-10 09:35 AM |
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On second glance, I'm not sure I was wrong |
tburnsten |
Apr-04-10 10:55 PM |
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Interesting. |
michreject |
Apr-05-10 09:03 AM |
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The restrictions signed by Bush 41 was the 922(r) import ban |
tburnsten |
Apr-05-10 12:24 PM |
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No kidding! |
zonkers |
Apr-02-10 05:38 PM |
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Remember all that propaganda about tort reform? |
JDPriestly |
Apr-02-10 08:45 PM |
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Right. Fist killing our pets, then the whole family. China is slowly killing us all way around. |
glinda |
Apr-02-10 11:40 PM |
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who was actually monitoring goods coming into the US? |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Apr-02-10 10:50 PM |
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The Buyer/Purchaser |
One_Life_To_Give |
Apr-05-10 12:46 PM |
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It's free-market forces in action. |
Turbineguy |
Apr-03-10 10:10 AM |
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Why do American companies continue to outsource labor there? |
Threedifferentones |
Apr-03-10 12:22 PM |
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We owe them so much money that... |
snake in the grass |
Apr-03-10 01:50 PM |
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China's economy is based in part on supplying substandard and hazardous products |
marshall |
Apr-04-10 06:45 PM |
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China Is Merely Doing What Wall St. Asks |
NashVegas |
Apr-05-10 11:03 AM |
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I think what we ought to do with Congress is tear it all out and rebuild. |
salguine |
Apr-02-10 07:19 PM |
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great idea. nt |
DesertFlower |
Apr-02-10 08:05 PM |
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And fumigate. |
Golden Raisin |
Apr-02-10 08:31 PM |
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The builders, if they haven't already, will declare bankruptcy and escape their responsibility. |
TommyO |
Apr-02-10 07:34 PM |
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and who pays for all of this? |
CountAllVotes |
Apr-02-10 03:42 PM |
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Do you own a mirror? n/t |
Psephos |
Apr-02-10 07:39 PM |
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Thanks to DU, we didn't buy this cr@P when we renovated a few years ago. |
EFerrari |
Apr-02-10 03:58 PM |
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HUGE amount of stress having that work done to begin with. But then to do it twice? |
KittyWampus |
Apr-02-10 04:01 PM |
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Your sig line is strangely relevant to this topic, |
Bette Noir |
Apr-02-10 04:07 PM |
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ah, the signature refers to Universal Principals. Want something built to last, do it right the |
KittyWampus |
Apr-02-10 05:38 PM |
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Seriously. That would be horrible. |
EFerrari |
Apr-02-10 09:21 PM |
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Fuckers |
Richardo |
Apr-02-10 04:13 PM |
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Agree 100% n/t |
OhioChick |
Apr-02-10 04:37 PM |
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This is a product of capitalism. Sell the people anything cheap for high profits |
Xenotime |
Apr-02-10 04:48 PM |
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And yet we'll see right-wing talking points about products from "Communist China," |
Ron Green |
Apr-02-10 05:51 PM |
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Yep, and blaming China is ignoring the root problem |
havocmom |
Apr-02-10 05:55 PM |
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Why didn't retail buyers purchase US-made drywall? |
Psephos |
Apr-02-10 07:42 PM |
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1) Because most of them were trade, not retail, buyers. nt |
TheMadMonk |
Apr-02-10 08:30 PM |
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The Wikipedia article on this is worth reading. |
Psephos |
Apr-02-10 08:44 PM |
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Simple: It was not there. |
jmowreader |
Apr-02-10 08:43 PM |
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thanks, good info n/t |
Psephos |
Apr-02-10 08:45 PM |
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Exactly; contaminated toys, corrosive drywall, whatever |
bhikkhu |
Apr-02-10 06:34 PM |
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Yes..... |
Taverner |
Apr-02-10 07:24 PM |
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many of the homes in florida |
DesertFlower |
Apr-02-10 08:07 PM |
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TARIFS TARIFS TARIFS, We could make drywall if we tried. |
pundaint |
Apr-02-10 04:49 PM |
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What do you mean, "could" make drywall? |
jmowreader |
Apr-02-10 09:07 PM |
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Link to class action lawsuit: |
eppur_se_muova |
Apr-02-10 05:24 PM |
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Has the source of the strontium sulfide ever been identified? |
eppur_se_muova |
Apr-02-10 05:36 PM |
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heard on local news wiring also has to be replaced....this is huge |
Gin |
Apr-02-10 05:54 PM |
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Does Chinese coal contain a lot of strontium? If so, there's your answer |
jmowreader |
Apr-02-10 09:20 PM |
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You need to write an article about this. |
Stephanie |
Apr-03-10 09:58 AM |
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That I don't know, but it seems likely. |
eppur_se_muova |
Apr-03-10 03:19 PM |
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Strontium is present in coal |
jmowreader |
Apr-04-10 05:06 PM |
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I haven't had any luck finding that info ... Chinese drywall contains both Sr and S, but ... |
eppur_se_muova |
Apr-04-10 06:42 PM |
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Another clearinghouse for status updates: CPSC Website |
eppur_se_muova |
Apr-03-10 02:59 PM |
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Yada yada. Am still waiting on the Class-action Petfood Lawsuit. |
glinda |
Apr-02-10 11:46 PM |
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Corrodes wiring, ducts, computers and doornobs . . . . |
caseymoz |
Apr-02-10 06:17 PM |
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The REAL irony would be if we were illegally invaded. |
WinkyDink |
Apr-02-10 06:44 PM |
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OMFG. How much? |
nolabear |
Apr-02-10 06:35 PM |
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Ummm..maybe we should stop all our manufacturing going to China? |
lib2DaBone |
Apr-02-10 06:36 PM |
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Will the Federal Govt PAY for these repairs? NO? Then GMA*B here. |
WinkyDink |
Apr-02-10 06:43 PM |
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Please tell me what GMA*B is. I have severe acronym fatigue. |
salguine |
Apr-02-10 07:21 PM |
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Give Me A &*%&^# Break. |
WinkyDink |
Apr-02-10 09:59 PM |
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China should pay for new homes for those affected. n/t |
alp227 |
Apr-02-10 07:27 PM |
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just heard the drywall in hampton roads was made by a company |
Gin |
Apr-02-10 07:54 PM |
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In the long run the federal government may have to tell the homeowners... |
Jkid |
Apr-02-10 07:55 PM |
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If we have Chinese drywall I am going to abandon our home. |
glinda |
Apr-02-10 11:48 PM |
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I don't think tariffs are the solution |
jdp349 |
Apr-02-10 08:00 PM |
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To hell with the WTO when it comes to consumer recourse. |
blue97keet |
Apr-02-10 08:56 PM |
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The steel in the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge |
j420norcal |
Apr-02-10 08:47 PM |
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We have Masonite siding...we're screwed too...ENOUGH! |
CoffeeCat |
Apr-02-10 08:57 PM |
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Here's the sickest part of the whole thing |
jmowreader |
Apr-02-10 09:41 PM |
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Not to mention many builders don't bother with sizing when wallpapering |
Digit |
Apr-02-10 10:30 PM |
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You said should have had 2x6 construction |
MattBaggins |
Apr-05-10 10:55 AM |
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As a Realtor (specifically a buyer's agent)... |
Digit |
Apr-02-10 10:26 PM |
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They call it hardboard because that's what it is |
jmowreader |
Apr-03-10 12:06 AM |
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It just gives the connotation that it is real SOLID wood... |
Digit |
Apr-03-10 02:09 AM |
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It does give that impression, true... |
jmowreader |
Apr-03-10 08:50 AM |
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Lets Back Away From Globalization & Laissez Faire |
jobangles |
Apr-02-10 10:26 PM |
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Nailed It! Trade policy is one of the biggest things causing our problems! Maybe |
patrice |
Apr-02-10 10:52 PM |
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There's nothing truly free about Laissez Faire Capitalism anyway. |
patrice |
Apr-02-10 11:29 PM |
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Welcome to DU! |
Quantess |
Apr-03-10 06:27 PM |
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Excellent post, worth of its own thread. |
Dappleganger |
Apr-05-10 12:52 PM |
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you talking about hardiplank? |
elehhhhna |
Apr-03-10 10:45 AM |
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Hardiplank is fiber cement |
jmowreader |
Apr-04-10 07:03 PM |
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Sawdust? I swear the crap on the side of my house is more like |
MattBaggins |
Apr-05-10 10:58 AM |
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It LOOKS like cardboard, but it's made out of sawdust |
jmowreader |
Apr-05-10 10:51 PM |
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Seems the USA is not getting the "good end" with cheap Chinese goods |
Haole Girl |
Apr-02-10 09:08 PM |
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Feds: House of Lies built with "Cheney's drywall" OK even if toxic to survival of Constitution |
troubledamerican |
Apr-02-10 09:13 PM |
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Drywall sucks. PLASTER! |
HuckleB |
Apr-02-10 09:30 PM |
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I'd agree, but there's a problem... |
jmowreader |
Apr-02-10 09:44 PM |
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That's probably true. |
HuckleB |
Apr-02-10 10:51 PM |
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That doesn't mean that there couldn't be plasterers there. |
patrice |
Apr-03-10 09:25 AM |
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its more expensive than drywall, I in NM we have gypsum all over! |
Lost4words |
Apr-03-10 10:09 AM |
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Do you see any straw-bale houses down there? |
patrice |
Apr-03-10 10:34 AM |
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they dont look much different from the outside, really. You forgot the used tires! |
Lost4words |
Apr-03-10 03:25 PM |
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That's not going to work in the plastering trade |
jmowreader |
Apr-04-10 06:55 PM |
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When PROFIT is THE only consideration, this happens every time. |
Lost4words |
Apr-03-10 10:07 AM |
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Free trade and deregulation! And the neo-libs still shout - long live the "free" market! |
scentopine |
Apr-03-10 10:19 AM |
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In the end, deregulation becomes more expensive to everyone |
fascisthunter |
Apr-03-10 01:35 PM |
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"How's that NAFTA SHAFTA workin' for yew?" |
omega minimo |
Apr-03-10 01:57 PM |
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What exactly does NAFTA have to do with imports from China? |
tranche |
Apr-03-10 03:35 PM |
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"What exactly does NAFTA have to do with imports from China?" |
omega minimo |
Apr-03-10 03:37 PM |
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We've got real drywall in New Mexico! Lots and Lots of it! |
Lost4words |
Apr-05-10 11:09 AM |
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Free Trade is so wonderful, innit? |
Odin2005 |
Apr-04-10 07:45 AM |
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Dimes to doughnuts the taxpayer gets the bill for this. nt |
Romulox |
Apr-05-10 11:03 AM |
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And how will they get the cash to do a full gutting! |
Lost4words |
Apr-05-10 11:08 AM |
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