Builder Magazine: Drywall

Fixing Chinese Drywall: A Tampa Builder Hits Top Gear

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 02:29:53 EST

Carelessness helped create Florida’s Chinese drywall disaster. Cleaning it up is a job for a very careful builder.

Mobile Apps: CertainTeed

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:24:10 EST

CertainTeed’s acoustical simulator lets users compare common noises in residential and commercial applications as heard through the company’s sound-deadening drywall products.

Serious Energy Sells Its Business in Colorado

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:50:26 EST

The high-profile supplier retrenches to its core building products.

Practical Plaster Repair

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:40:23 EST

Should you drywall over it or hire a specialty sub to repair it? Or do you contend with the messy consequences of removing it?

What's the Payback for Becoming a Home Performance Contractor?

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:12:11 EST

A successful drywall installer explores the pros and cons of adding home performance contracting to his business

TapeTech Tools' MudRunner

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 03:46:52 EST

MudRunner makes it easy to finish internal drywall corners.

Feds Update Guidance on Fixing Homes With Tainted Drywall

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:53:41 EST

A roundup of green building news including a unique approach to green prefab and new efficiency standards for refrigerators.

Fla. Dealer to Pay $54.4 Million in Chinese Drywall Settlement

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:21:16 EST

The agreement with Banner Supply covers 2,000 to 3,000 homes south of Orlando.

Drywall Woes

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:19:46 EST

Drywall cracks and nail pops can drain your profit margin with callbacks.

Fla. Judge Limits Builder Exposure to Chinese Drywall

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:25:21 EST

A Palm Beach County, Fla. judge has ruled that builders and installers cannot be held liable for negligence for Chinese drywall installed during home construction if they did not have actual or implied notice of a defect in the drywall at the time of construction. Judge Glenn Kelley of the 15th Judicial Circuit issued an order that is applicable to all lawsuits in Palm Beach County late Wednesday.

NAHB Issues Drywall Remediation Guide

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:28:44 EST

The National Association of Home Builders on Wednesday issued a white paper on remediation of defective Chinese Drywall. The report, available at www.nahb.org/drywallguidelines, addresses methods of detection and the permanent solution of problems related to the defective drywall, which is known to emit corrosive gasses that affect not only health but the wiring and mechanical systems that it encloses.

Defective Drywall Absolved in 11 Deaths

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 01:09:24 EST

Chronic health problems, not sulfur-emitting drywall, killed 11 people in Louisiana, Florida, and Virginia, a government investigation concludes.

Judge Rules Defective Chinese Drywall is Insurable Loss

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 01:16:13 EST

A judge rules Chinese drywall is an insurable loss, but allows exclusions from payment by homeowners policies.

Major Drywall Producers to Hike Prices by 25%

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:40:19 EST

At least five companies announce changes effective in early December.

Florida Judge Limits Home Builders' Chinese Drywall Liability

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:36:12 EST

Builders' attorneys hope the decision spreads to cases in other parts of the country.

Chinese Drywall Update

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:45:06 EST

Under pressure from presiding Federal Judge Eldon Fallon, lawyers for homeowners and for Chinese drywall supplier Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin have agreed to a preliminary settlement of 300 cases of houses contaminated by the defective product.

Chinese Drywall Manufacturer Settles Beazer Homes Lawsuit

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:05:09 EST

No details about the settlement with the Atlanta-based builder were released.

Chinese Drywall Manufacturer Settles with Beazer

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:12:18 EST

Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, one manufacturer of high sulfur-emitting Chinese drywall that has caused problems with corrosion of metals in homes, has settled a lawsuit brought against it by Beazer Homes USA.

Judge Finds for Homeowners in Drywall Case

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:22:35 EST

A federal judge in Louisiana on Thursday ruled in favor of a group of homeowners in a suit against a Chinese drywall manufacturer, the first such judicial finding against an offshore maker of drywall that is allged to emit noxious fumes and corrode household wiring and plumbing.

Feds: Rip Out Problem Chinese Drywall

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:33:26 EST

All the science isn't complete, but government agencies say drywall, electrical components, and fire and carbon monoxide alarms should be replaced in homes with the problem drywall.