Chinese Drywall Stench Detected by Construction Workers
Construction workers hanging Chinese drywall complained of the off-putting stench to home developers, according to a Broward-Palm Beach New Times online report.
According to journalist Eric Barton, some construction workers refused to work with the Chinese drywall, afraid that the smell meant the material was rotten. Barton also writes that some contractors told workers to paint the drywall quickly in order to mask the smell.
Homeowners have been driven out of their houses by the rotten-egg smell of sulfur dioxide. The sulfur dioxide can be toxic and has been blamed for corroding wires and pipes leading to the ruin of appliances and household systems such as air conditioners. The Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that the problems seem to be concentrated in homes built in 2006 and 2007.
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