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Virginia Beach Votes To Ban Defective Chinese Drywall

After Norfolk, Virginia made the decision to ban the defective product Chinese drywall from use in their community, Virginia Beach, VA, has followed in its footsteps. According to the Virginia Pilot, the City Council voted on the defective product issue on Tuesday night.

This stoppage measure, which was brought to the table by Councilman Jim Wood, pushed the community to act on the matter before federal agencies came to a decision on the matter. The drywall has been causing problems in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Williamsburg, Virginia, over the past few months and many believe the product is dangerous and destructive.

Although federal investigators from the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) are scheduled to travel to Virginia to test the Chinese drywall product for defects next week, some Virginia communities are leading the charge by banning the substance before solid, scientific results for the product's defects are found.

Across the country, homeowners with Chinese drywall in their houses have complained about terrible smells, headaches, respiratory problems, and sinus problems. Others have put forth that the drywall causes metal to corrode and electric wiring to be damaged.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has already released the results of tests it conducted that compared Chinese drywall to American-made material. The tests found sulfur and two organic compounds associated with acrylic paint in the Chinese drywall that were not present in the American wallboard.

In the last 3 years, the United States imported over 300 million square feet of the Chinese drywall. In Norfolk, Virginia, it was used in the 240-unit Harbor Walk condo complex.

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