Something strange is happening in newer subdivisions across the country.
Melted vinyl siding from windows.
Turf guard is a window film made to stop artificial grass from melting and burning.
So let s take a closer look at how windows can melt siding.
Modern low e windows are great for keeping the inside a home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter reducing the property s energy costs and its carbon.
Is your artificial grass turf melting or burning.
In almost every corner of the u s reports are increasing of vinyl siding that has been melted by sunlight bouncing off nearby windows.
Thankfully higher quality types of vinyl siding are created to resist higher temperatures.
Low e windows are designed to reflect more heat away from the glass by design.
Windows these days are extremely energy efficient.
This is especially true with older and normal grade types of vinyl siding.
Melted siding from window reflection is a problem that has become more common in recent years.
Most reported cases involve siding that melts gets replaced and then melts a second time.
This melted siding pandemic makes vinyl manufacturers very nervous so nervous that the topic is rarely discussed.
Learn more about the benefits window film for artificial grass.
Low e windows create much more reflected light than standard glass windows and when these reflections hit.
Is melted vinyl siding a new problem.
Windows can melt vinyl siding and more see below for other potential trouble areas due to a confluence of factors but the short answer is this.
Michael harney of beaverton ore is suing associated materials of cuyahoga falls ohio the makers of alside siding for not honoring its warranty after harney said a house he sold in october 2015 had melted siding.
If you have never heard of window reflections melting vinyl siding then consider yourself lucky.
Window glare melting siding and artificial turf grass has been the cause of arguments between neighbors countless dollars spent in repairs and even the subject of class action law suits.
Vinyl siding is melting off homes.
A lawsuit in oregon over melted vinyl siding is revisiting the question of what role if any windows might play in such events.