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Offline George Barnett

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Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« on: June 21, 2010, 05:08:49 PM »
Anyone clean furniture or mattress exposed to chinese drywall ? Any special precautions used?

Offline Mike M

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2010, 07:21:18 PM »
That's a good question.  ::)

I've read about some of the effects that drywall has had on structure including plumbing. I'm not sure anyone knows how each piece of fabric would react to cleaning. Depends on concentration and length of exposure?

Perhaps tell the customer no guarantees? :P

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2010, 07:54:08 PM »

the best precaution i can offer is "do not do it"!

is it worth the potential risk?

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2010, 12:43:28 AM »
Ok...explain to me what chinese drywall is?

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2010, 04:52:34 AM »
I was going to ask the same question CB, I did not know Walmart sold drywall LOL

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2010, 06:00:23 AM »
Chinese Drywall refers to defective or tainted drywall imported from China from 2001 to 2007 which
emits sulfur gasses which usually (but not always) create a noxious odor and corrode copper and
other metal surfaces, thereby damaging your air conditioner, electrical wiring, copper plumbing,
appliances and electronics.  Chinese drywall can also cause adverse health effects, although experts
disagree whether these effects are merely irritants or present a more imminent or chronic health
hazard.  Not all drywall manufactured in China is defective.

chinesedrywall.com

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2010, 06:33:55 AM »
Someone isn't watching the news or reading the newspaper.  ::)

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2010, 10:31:36 AM »
Someone isn't watching the news or reading the newspaper.  ::)

Its depressing!

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2010, 12:53:37 PM »
Someone isn't watching the news or reading the newspaper.  ::)

And it's full of hidden agenda, lies.  ;)

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2010, 04:22:58 PM »
Cleaned it. The sulphur odor was there until I vacuumed. It was microfiber and had a protectant label. Easy money.

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Re: Furniture / Mattress exposed to Chinese Drywall
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2010, 04:26:58 PM »
Nice! Easy money!

 


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