PORT ST. LUCIE HOMES
Extensive drywall eradication project
breathes new life into PGA Village home
Front Elevation
BY GREG GARDNER | PHOTOS BY ROB DOWNEY
Port St. Lucie Magazine 11
After rebuilding more than 1,700 houses
destroyed by natural disasters, Rich Gulash
knew he could buy a home polluted
by Chinese drywall and rebuild it into a
masterpiece.
Spending almost $250,000, Gulash spared no
expense when he gutted an average PGA Village
home to rid it of the Chinese drywall curse that
sickens people, corrodes wiring and destroys appliances.
“I became certified in replacing Chinese drywall,
but I go a few steps further because you
have to do this right,” Gulash said. Every “stick”
of drywall, wiring and ductwork was replaced.
“The shell was all that was left,” he explained.
“We tore everything out, cleaned the block, floors
and trusses and then sprayed away every single
molecule with 1,000 gallons of water before drying
it for four days.”
He then sprayed the entire home with Nanoscale,
a 10-year warranty product originally
designed to rinse soldiers off from chemicals
released by SCUD missiles in the First Gulf War.
“My family was going to live here so I was not
going to take any chances for long-term problems,”
Gulash said. The 3,428-square-foot home
took 10 months to close on and just four months
for the remodeling after the cleansing process was
complete. “It was hard,” he said. “I would work >>
It took Gulash four months of hard work to make sure the 3,428-square-foot home was
safe enough for his wife, Talena, their daughter, Talyn, and pug, Mayhem. The home was
completely gutted after being contaminated by Chinese drywall.