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Follow on Google News | Knauf Pilot Repair Program ... Good or Bad ??? Questions and Answers ??? Fact or Fiction ???Recently announced Knauf Pilot Repair Projects, sound good and maybe a start in the right direction ??? Several serious and detailed questions remain unanswered, that consumers need to pay close attention to, before FINAL acceptance of this offer ???
By: Michael S. Foreman Who should the consumer TRUST and WHY ??? What government agency is regulating this new industry ??? Victim's of this major construction issue ... Chinese or Tainted and Corrosive drywall, installed in structures as early as 2000 and as late as 2008, are now just learning the initial preliminary truth and cost associated with correcting the problem, health risks, insurance coverage issues, legal ramifications, and how to fund or pay for corrective repairs and relocation cost during the re-construction or corrective repairs and treatment. Confused Consumers are turning to so called Professionals, claiming to have all the answers, treatment systems, treatment protocols, confirmed laboratory testing, treatment applications, magic powers, and even super-hero names. All the Government Agencies and Legal System has provide are guidelines, openly stated as being INTERIM GUIDELINES or JUDGE FALLON'S GUIDELINES and clearly open for numerous interpretations and opinions ... Just what any Developer, Contractor, Engineer, Environmental Consultant, Testing Lab, and even the Original Manufacturer, not to mention numerous other people or groups need to convince YOU their opinion, protocol, product, treatment, and testing method is the right or only ... answer. Now back to the Knauf Repair Pilot Program ... Time to inform and educate the Consumer about ABATEMENT PROTOCOLS, TREATMENT SYSTEMS, TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, TESTING, and POST TREATMENT TESTING. Once the ABATEMENT PROCESS has been defined and completed ... http://www.prlog.org/ You are ready for the next step ... TREATMENT APPLICATION ... required to eradicate and eliminated ... residual out-gassing compounds or contaminants left by only HEPA Vacuuming or Air-Out Process Protocols. http://www.youtube.com/ Treatment Systems, Treatment Applications, or Treatment Protocols vary from ... None or Nada (Air-Out)... to a full "HAZMAT" Yes, Once the company promoting these applications figures out how to control pressurizing structures ... for several hours ... this maybe an option. At this time, the level of pressurization and time-frame required for that specific application, does not exist ... COST EFFECTIVELY. Treatment Application Systems Cost ... range from $ 00 for the None or Nada method ... to $ 20.00 or more per square foot for other treatment methods or systems, not including ... ABATEMENT, DEMO, RE-CONSTRUCTION COST and FINAL CLEARANCE TESTING COST ... Knauf Pilot Repair Program sounds good, but some serious questions need to be answered before I would recommend signing-off or signing away your rights. What needs to be treated ??? Who determines what needs to be treated ??? What is the treatment material or product ??? Is the treatment product toxic or non-toxic ??? Who is qualified to performs the treatment application ??? How long does the treatment take ??? How do you confirm the treatment was successful ??? Who guarantees the treatment ??? What type guarantee comes with the treatment application ??? What licenses are required for the treatment ??? Is the treatment product registered for use in your state ??? What is the products approved or registered application for ??? How long does the treatment take to be effective ??? How many applications has the company performed ??? Can we talk with your last (20) twenty treatment customers ??? What insurance does the Treatment Company carry ??? I think you are starting to understand the problems and questions I'm discussing, that Consumers need answers or specific guidance on, prior to starting or signing any CORRECTIVE PROCESS that omits TREATMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES. Consumers need to do their homework and understand ... CORRECTIVE REPAIRS and TREATMENT APPLICATIONS ... are not all created equal, do not always work, vary in cost, vary in application methods, vary in application materials, not always guaranteed, not always NON-TOXIC, not always applied for their approved application or use, not always registered for use in your state, and simply stated ... NOT WHAT YOU WANT ... PERIOD !!! Foreman and Associates ... TEAM APPROACH ... has to-date ... completed over (30) thirty TURN KEY PROJECTS, for less than $ 40.00 per square foot ... including ... Demo, Abatement, Treatment, Post Treatment Testing, EPO (Evidence Protection Order), Final Clearance Testing, Personal Property Treatment, and Complete Re-Construction Cost. Post Treatment Testing and Personal Property Treatment - are subjects for another time ... For more information and facts before making an ABATEMENT, TREATMENT, TESTING, or POST TREATMENT decision, please call or e-mail, for your personal, no charge, consultation. Foreman and Associates, Inc. is a ... FULL SERVICE ... Forensic Construction Consulting Firm, involved with Tainted and Corrosive drywall since August 2008, Consumer Advocates for over (10) ten years, and NOT AFFILIATED with any specific law firm, and fully independent. Our views and statements are factual, confirmed, and validated. We welcome corrective facts, when they come to light, and have been validated and confirmed as accurate. October 18th, 2010 Michael S. Foreman Foreman and Associates, Inc. Forensic Construction Consultants Sarasota, Florida 34239 www.ForemanandAssociates.com Michael@ForemanandAssociates.com 941-955-8111 # # # Foreman and Associates, a FULL service forensic construction consulting firm. Our firms TREATMENT PROTOCOL for TAINTED and CORROSIVE DRYWALL commonly called Chinese Drywall has been validated, confirmed, tested, and documented as 100% successful. . End
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