Congressmen seeking drywall deduction from IRS

Lawmakers have contacted the IRS regarding a toxic drywall deduction. Congressmen Mark Warner, Jim Web, Bill Nelson, and Glenn Nye wrote Floyd Williams at the IRS seeking help for homeowners whose property has been damaged by the drywall from China. The lawmakers believe toxic drywall losses should qualify as a “casual loss” deduction [...]

Dangers of toxic drywall

Homes built with toxic drywall are facing many dangers. Air conditioner coils are corroding, copper wiring and outlets are covered with black soot, houses smell like rotten eggs and people are getting sick. The Florida Department of Health says the odor is coming from the emission of volatile sulfur compounds. These gases are [...]

Is Communism behind toxic drywall scandal?

Toxic drywall has caused a housing boom tragedy. What started out as a good thing for the economy, has turned into a disaster. Houses that once had value, now have none. Like asbestos before it, toxic drywall has sparked lawsuits across the country. If your house smells like rotten eggs, you have appliances [...]

Port of Tampa holding toxic drywall

A shipment of toxic drywall has been found at the Port of Tampa. Two longshoremen have come forth saying about 150 bundles have been stored there since 2006. They are concerned about their health and other coworkers whose job was to unload the toxic drywall from China. The EPA has taken samples for [...]

Florida businessman commits suicide

Vero Beach businessman Patrick Bock has ended his life. Bock was accused of racketeering while operating his toxic mold remediation company. His body was found in his car the same day he was supposed to be sentenced. Bock mailed information to the newspaper stating he felt wronged by the judicial system. He never [...]

Search for toxic drywall cure

Chlorine dioxide may cure the toxic drywall crisis. Sabre Technical Services of New York is testing the theory on a Florida duplex, which is also being monitored by the EPA. The company is confident that the chlorine dioxide will penetrate the drywall and cure the toxic fumes being emitted. Results are expected in [...]

American toxic drywall found in Florida home

Georgia Pacific is facing a toxic drywall lawsuit. The Swiddler family built their home with Toughrock brand drywall, which is producing the same symptoms as homes built with Chinese drywall. A key ingredient in Touchrock drywall is synthetic gypsum…chemical materials scrubbed from the exhaustive coal-fired power plants. Michael Swiddler is a building  foreman [...]

Toxic drywall homeowners searching for answers

Desperate homeowners are seeking answers to the toxic drywall crisis. Brian Eisenberg from Florida is concerned that if this kind of damage is happening in his home, what is taking place in his daughter’s lungs. She was put on a nebulizer with steroids around 6 to 9 months old. They have moved out, [...]

Home values plummet because of toxic drywall

The toxic drywall from China has left homeowners hopeless. Dream homes have turned into nightmares. Deterioration is causing home values to fall and health to decline. Even neighboring homes without toxic drywall are suffering. Attorney Vince Pravato questions, “Who’s going to want to buy a home in a community that’s known to have [...]

Florida flooding leads to toxic mold

Daytona Beach flood victims are facing toxic mold. Record rainfall caused Kottle Lake to expand into nearby homes. Waters have receded, but not without leaving behind the serious issue of mold. The excess moisture produced a breeding ground for toxic mold, which feeds off materials in homes.  Health problems associated with mold exposure [...]