House Damage – Vinyl Siding Melting From Window Reflection
November 14, 2009 by
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Widow reflections permit the new vinyl siding to melt.Vinyl siding melting temperature are as low as 160 F.
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I agree with you that brick is a much more durable choice. I didn’t realize that your test also included exterior sheathing on an studded frame. I’m surprised a 2×4 could penetrate the exterior sheathing.
One thing I discovered about vinyl siding (our first home was brick) that I don’t like either is that spiders tend to nest within the expansion gaps at the corners. Pain in the butt to keep clean. I like the tighter seal that brick veneer provides.
Hello. With respect to BrickIndustry test, Actually, Texas Tech ensured that all walls in these videos are of typical residential construction: 2×4 studs with fiberglass insulation between them, gypsum board on the inside of the studs and OSB sheathing on the outside of the studs. A similar wall with no exterior siding was also tested. As you can see, the addition of vinyl or fiber cement siding did little, while adding brick did a lot. Sorry you couldn’t get all brick. – S. Sears, BIA
Shoot wood through a wall? If you’re referring to that BrickIndustry test, I’m pretty sure all modern homes have exterior plywood sheathing which should stop a 2×4.
…and yes I prefer brick too but sometimes you aren’t given a choice in a new subdivision. For example, our home is vinyl because the brick-model (same house different elevation plan), which I wanted, didn’t have a front balcony. My wife really wanted that balcony.
Our home is certainly not a trailer.
Hey! I live in a development of detached townhomes and we have 20 of them with this problem. Manufacturer is Alcoa – they keep replacing the siding, and it keeps melting.
I’ve seen some opinions expressed that they can actually manufacturer siding that will NOT melt in these conditions.
Has anyone considered a class action lawsuit here? There must be thousands of claimants!
I spent a small fortune on new windows and vinyl siding on my old colonial home in Lebanon Maine 5 years ago. It was done in the fall. Early spring 3 areas were showing melted areas. Contacted my carpenter and the company where siding and windows where purchased. Representative came out and said plant a bush! Eventually they replaced e-glass on two large windows on sunporch and gave us more siding which my carpenter put on in the fall. Next spring same thing! Lucky no neighbors. No ice balls!
I can’t see this happening with a flat reflective surface. Of course, half the multiple-pane windows I see are bulging, usually inward. This turns the flat surface into a magnifying mirror, focusing the heat and light onto a small area. How much insulation value would be lost if window mfgs. skipped the argon and put a couple of tiny weep holes at the top and bottom of the outer pane? Or, they could keep the argon and install a bladder type relief port. I’ll be that would fix this problem.
1.24 there is a nail in the overlap. Vinal must be able to move because of expansion and contraction. The guys that installed this siding is obviously a complete HACK.
A suggestion to correct Google searches:
Correct the spelling of “Window” in the video description from the existing “Widow”.
Your all fired. Get the hell off my job!!!!!!
Vinyl siding if for cheaply built homes. You want an extra window 10 years from now okay we can cut one right in. You go watch where they shoot the 2×4 through the wall to mimic a tornado it wouldn’t happen with brick. Your home will gain a much better resale with brick or stone. Vinyl siding fades, warps gets mildew all over it and looks like it has golf balls behind it. Many VS homes look like checker boards. You ever try to get a co to replace it they ALWAYS say “NOT COVERED” it plain junk !
I have inspected 13,000 homes and ½ of them had vinyl siding. Vinyl siding is not just for trailer parks. Vinyl is plastic that has no maintenance other than washing. Wood rots and needs paint. EIFS can rot your house. Brick is a moisture absorbing reservoir. Masonite and Hardie can trap water. Asbestos was the best in the 50’s. Aluminum fades and the crack heads steal it. Steel dents. Vinyl does not dents, nobody will steel it, it drains, it dries, it comes in colors, except it may now melt.
Put some real siding on your house or do you live in a trailer? Its basically plastic and its best suited for redneck trailer parks. Builders cut costs a lot of places and this is one of them.
Just use brick or stone. No way I am putting this trailer siding on my home.
These guys now have “cover-but” lines in their warrenties.
Hadie works great if you have a drainage space,drainage plane,proper flashing, back prime, and paint all cuts. Contractors in Cleveland skip many of these steps and new 300K condos are rotting.
or just install James Hardie siding
(for free estimates within GTA canada PM me)
Great Idea!
Call the manufacturer, stick it up their A-S! File a law suit, it will cost you $50, it will cost them thousauds to get their lawyers in. LOL
Thank you thank you thank you… I am about to buy vinyl siding for my house and now I am informed. Thanks again…
It must be very hot where you work.
If you think this is good, watch my artillery fungi move. Most of our mulch is contaminated with fungi that puts black spots on the siding. You cannot clean this stuff off.
Ask neighbor to change out the reflective windows to non-reflective windows. Put up a 10 foot fence or plant large evergreens to interrupt the reflection. Nothing, the world isn’t going to end. Change siding type. Take your neighbor to court for trespassing due to creating dangerous hot light beams that act like star wars lasers. I am sure the judge will understand. Put speakers up and play Classical cello music for 24 hours a day until neighbor cooperates. Please email me a photo with story.
This is happening to our house currently for the second time. Does anyone have a solution on what type of siding to replace the house with?
I’ve been a siding installer for 18 years and this is new to me,thanx for posting this it was very informative.
Nothing it only a visual problem. It just looks bad. Many times, the warped siding still protects the home from rain.