Tainted drywall causes big problems for Florida homeowners

Something stinks in a growing number of homes built during the peak of the housing boom just south of the Tampa Bay area. Some builders, unable to find (or unwilling to buy) higher-priced domestic drywall around 2005-2006, went shopping in China. What they got was drywall, now in hundreds and possibly thousands of Florida homes, that can exude a sulfurlike gas. Some residents appear sensitive to the smell, while others do not. Only a few folks are ringing alarm bells on health matters. But this much is known: The sulfurlike odor corrodes metal and repeatedly has eaten away the electrical wiring, air conditioning systems and, in some cases, plumbing pipes, inside the walls of affected Florida homes. Some homes have had their wiring and air conditioning replaced more than once. But the corrosion returns. Some homes are back on the market. They're not hot sellers.

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