Consumers Want Answers - NOW !!! Tainted Corrosive Drywall Diagnosis, Abatement, Treatment, Testing

March 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Victim's of this major construction crisis had little or no warning of the magnitude, cost, health issues, and risk associated with the purchase of  their DREAM HOME ... NOW a NIGHT-MARE or FINANCIAL DISASTER for those affected by Tainted Corrosive Drywall (TCDW).

Consumers ... summarily thrown to the wolves, with little or no specific detailed guidance and / or help from HUD, OSHA, EPA, CPSC, CDC, Federal and State Health Departments, Homeowners Insurance, Builders, Developers, Installers, Manufacturers, Suppliers, Lenders, and others.

Victimized Consumers who turned to the US Court System for justice, are finding out rapidly, Judgments issued by the Courts are worthless or hollow victories until perfected or collected, and Consumers NOW understand, it maybe years or even decades, based on appeals, legal issues and maneuvers, before any money or relief actually appears, if at all.

Now ... WHO ... should the Consumer trust to avoid being victimized again ?

Think about it ?

CDW or TCDW Issues first surfaced in early 2006, and To-Date, March 16th, 2011, (5) five years later ... Homeowners / Consumers still do not have specific detailed, guidelines and answers !

All Government Agencies have provided are "interim guidelines" concerning  the ABATEMENT, TREATMENT, TESTING AND POST TREATMENT TESTING PROCESS.

Guidelines that on the surface, sound or look complete to untrained Professionals, but actually raise more questions than answers, when reviewed, initiated, and actually looked at closely by Construction Professionals.

Just take the first issue ... Residential Diagnosis ...

NO Residential ASTM Guidelines, NO Residential ASTM out-gassing level Standards, NO ASTM NDE Diagnosis Protocol, NO ASTM Abatement Protocol, NO ASTM Testing Protocol, NO ASTM Clearance Protocol !

Visit http://www.ConstructionGuru.com for NDE Diagnosis Protocol initiated January 2009, published FREE February 1st, 2011, and other valuable, factual, documented, and validated ... information.  

Now take the second issue ... Abatement ...

Abatement sounds good ...
 
What needs to be abated ?
Who determines what needs to be abated ?
How do you perform the abatement ?
Who is qualified to perform the abatement ?
Who is qualified to determine the level of abatement ?
How do you confirm the abatement was successful ?
Who guarantees abatement ?
What licensees are required for the abatement ?
Who pays for the abatement ?

I think you are starting to understand the problems and questions, Consumers need answers or specific guidance on, prior to starting corrective abatement and treatment.

Consumers need to do their homework, ONE SIZE FITS ALL, corrective repairs, corrective protocols, and numerous other abatement and treatment options, will NOT ALWAYS COST EFFECTIVELY solve your specific Tainted Corrosive Drywall issue, and may actually ... NOT WORK.

With all the government research and money spent to-date (MILLIONS), not one person, agency, or institution can answer one (1) simple specific question ...

What is causing the drywall or gypsum board, out-gassing vapors ?

My firm has asked this question, every-time someone or somebody starts talking about their knowledge level, expertise, educational background, or who and why my clients should trust what they recommend, promote, sell, or endorse.

Educated Consumers know, there are no college degrees, classes, or certifications for Tainted Corrosive Drywall ... diagnosis, abatement, or treatment ... approved or certified by ASTM, any accredited Government Agency, or any accredited, licensed, educational institution ... PERIOD !!!

ASTM C 1396/ C 1396M - International Standard for manufacturing drywall or gypsum boards ...

Materials and Manufacture ...  ASTM 1396/C 1396M Section 4.1 states ...

"GYPSUM BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF A NONCOMBUSTIBLE CORE, ESSENTIALLY GYPSUM, SURFACED WITH PAPER BONDED TO THE CORE."

Clearly the Chinese drywall, Tainted Corrosive drywall, or imported gypsum board meets this standard, "ESSENTIALLY GYPSUM" and continues to-date to still meet this standard ... all drywall, sheet-rock, or gypsum board is manufactured with "ESSENTIALLY GYPSUM".

Clearly this is why the Unites States CPSC has NOT issued a NATION WIDE RE-CALL on the so-called DEFECTIVE product.

Again, simply stated, the product is not ... DEFECTIVE ... Yes ... Tainted and Corrosive ...
but ... NOT DEFECTIVE.

Now, time to educated and informed the consumer about another MYTH concerning Tainted Corrosive drywall ... STRONTIUM LEVELS ... or STRONTIUM as a marker for diagnosing structures with CDW or TCDW ...

CPSC Report (January 3rd, 2011) confirms XRF technology detects numerous components and minerals in objects and specific levels, but fails to validate and confirm ... STRONTIUM or a SPECIFIC STRONTIUM LEVEL... as a 100% accurate means and testing method to determine INFECTED or NON-INFECTED status of a structure.

Chamber Testing, is the only test method that actually measures and identifies out-gassing levels and out-gassing vapor components.

Save yourself a lot of time and effort ... Read ... Health New Digest article by Michael Shaw or Shaw'sEco-Logic.com ... June 30th, 2010 article ... that factually explains the CPSC Report and information.

Basically ... STRONTIUM PPM levels were SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER in some NON OUT-GASSING boards tested than boards that have VERY HIGH OUT-GASSING LEVELS, with low Strontium PPM levels.

Shaw's detailed references in his article, are quoted directly from the actual CPSC Report.  

I'm not only available, reachable, and willing to share factual information, but also strongly believe an empowered and educated Consumer is the best client.

Our TEAM of Professionals, can not only COST EFFECTIVLY complete your Project, but also provides a property specific insurance policy coverage (transferable) , that actually covers our TEAMS work ... 100% ... against any future issues associated with CDW or TCDW ... PERIOD!

Our views and statements, are factual, confirmed, and validated.

We welcome corrective facts, as and when they may come to light and have been validated and confirmed as accurate and truthful.

March 16, 2011

Michael S. Foreman
Foreman and Associates, Inc.
Forensic Construction Consultants
Sarasota, Florida  34239

http://www.ConstructionGuru.com

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Foreman and Associates, a FULL service forensic construction consulting firm.
Our firms TREATMENT PROTOCOL for TAINTED and CORROSIVE DRYWALL commonly called Chinese Drywall has been validated, confirmed, tested, and documented as 100% successful. .