When vinyl siding is melted by sunlight reflecting off a window the warped siding usually traces a diagonal path.
Solar glare melted my siding.
Homeowners can also cover the low e windows with awnings.
Siding distortion sometimes described as melted siding or solar distortion is caused by concentrated sunlight reflected from windows.
Turf can actually melt from window glare.
In every case the evidence is overwhelming and unavoidable that energy efficient windows are capable of concentrating and reflecting solar energy which causes damage to a wide variety of materials.
Window reflections melt vinyl siding because of the intense hotspots created by sunlight bounced off of low e windows.
Placing a full screen over the window the full screen over the glass will break the solar energy apart and create.
It s any homeowner s nightmare.
The high reflectivity of these windows alone can create enough concentrated heat to cause damage but it s the double paned design that makes things even worse for nearby vinyl siding.
The window acts like a magnifying glass concentrating the sun s energy onto a small area.
On a hot summer day it takes only a little extra solar energy then for start vinyl siding to become distorted through heat.
Believe it or not the culprit is the sun with a little bit of help from your windows.
Glare reduction window film not only benefits the vinyl siding to keep it from melting it also benefits the home owner whose window is the one doing the melting.
This pattern follows the way the reflected sunlight moves across the wall as the sun travels across the sky.
If the heated light shines on vinyl walls it s surprisingly easy for this melting to happen.
The photo shows melted siding on the home of robb kowalik who lives in a suburb of chicago.
A short time later the siding started warping in various places on the garage.
Using a pti screen or film pti is a material made by protect industry and mfg to help with solar glare and solar heat.
According to the vinyl siding institute most vinyl cladding has a melting point of only around 160 to 165 degrees fahrenheit.
Solar screen info 6 ways to prevent your vinyl siding from melting placing a full screen over the window the full screen over the glass will break the solar energy apart and create what s called solar diffraction by the threads of the woven screen creating less energy coming from the sun to the focal point.
It is almost always caused by the sun reflecting off a nearby window onto the siding.
Window film provides protection from those harsh solar rays we talked about earlier.
