Defective Chinese Drywall Hits North Carolina

Amanda Wick

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As many have predicted, the Chinese drywall epidemic has been found in another Southeast state, this time North Carolina. Newsinferno just reported that the Flannigans, a family in Holly Springs, North Carolina, have sued their builder Stafford Custom Homes because their custom-built home contained defective Chinese drywall. The Flannigans reported all the common signs: their home has smelled like sulfur since they bought it in 2004, their furnace coils and other metals have corroded including jewelry and guitar strings that have turned black, and several family members have experienced chronic health problems since moving in.

The Associated Press has reported that this drywall may be in more than 100,000 homes nationwide. This was largely due to the drywall shortage that resulted during the housing boom from 2004 to 2008.

Given that the drywall seems to be exacerbated by the warm, humid climate in the south, we can only expect these cases to pop up more and more as we get closer and closer to the summer.