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Article: Drywall turned dream home into nightmare.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 11, 2009
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By Josh Brown
The Virginian-Pilot
COURTLAND
The three-bedroom home on the western outskirts of Hampton Roads, past farms and small houses, was Jason and Lisa Dunaway's dream home, built in the early months of 2007 after the couple decided to flee their cramped condo in Suffolk. They wanted plenty of space as their two children grew up, and rural life beckoned.
These days, the Dunaways spend as little time as possible in the house.
Two months ago, Jason discovered the walls were built with dozens of sheets of Chinese-made drywall, which has been the focus of complaints in several states by people who say it emits a corrosive ...