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Although it has only been a day since our most recent newsletter, we feel it is important for consumers and Real Estate Professionals to keep up to date on the lates breaking news in  Chinese Drywall. 

On 8/27/2010, the Federal Interagency Task Force and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued new Interim Guidance for Identification of Homes with Corrosion from Problem Drywall.  As the leader in the Southwest Florida Home Inspection Industry, we would like to offer our comments on this new document:

“On 8/27/2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a revised Interim Guidance for Identification of Homes with Corrosion from Problem Drywall.  In that communication, the CPSC removed the use of strontium as a corroborative factor to confirm the presence of problem drywall.  Furthermore, the Federal Interagency Task Force believes there is a strong possibility that testing for strontium levels in drywall will produce “false-positive” results.  At Kross Inspectors, we have developed a comprehensive inspection protocol that exceeds the minimum recommendations within the revised Interim Guidance.  Furthermore, should we determine the home displays the positive indicators from our inspection protocol, we do have procedures in place to provide additional corroborating evidence through a third party independent laboratory.  This laboratory can further test drywall for the most accurate marker of problem drywall, which is elemental (orthorhombic) sulfur.

Consumers should note that the CPSC and the Federal Interagency Task Force only recommends further testing for corroborating evidence, ONLY if the home displays positive indicators during the threshold inspection.”

If you would like to receive a copy of the new "Interim Guidance-Identification of Homes with Corrosion from Problem Drywall-Revision 1", please email Info@krossinspectors.com or visit www.krossinspectors.com/chinesedrywallinspection.  Please remember that Kross Inspectors includes a Chinese Drywall Inspection in EVERY full Home Inspection for FREE!  Please visit our web site at www.krossinspectors.com often to find out what discounts are available to clients this week!  Inspection appointments are available within 24 hours by calling (239) 677-4403.