NEW ORLEANS — A Chinese drywall manufacturer, along with suppliers, builders, and insurers, agreed yesterday to repair up to 300 homes in four states and possibly thousands more damaged by corrosive drywall.
In this pilot program, up to 300 homeowners in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi whose homes had drywall manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. will get their homes fixed, lawyers said.
Homeowners in Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia could be added soon.
Knauf and the other companies have agreed to replace drywall, wiring, alarm systems, and fixtures. Many more of the 2,000 to 3,000 homes built with Knauf drywall might be fixed under similar terms if the pilot program is successful.
