Thursday, July 22, 2010

Energy Efficient Windows Melts Vinyl Siding

So much heat is reflected by energy efficient windows that they're destroying nearby home. I wonder if Obama's Nobel Prize winning Energy Secretary thought of this.

Deb Vincequere's home in Worcester, Mass., is a mess because her vinyl siding is melting.

"It's so upsetting I could cry. I'm not kidding you. I cry all the time. It's buckling, it's lifting off the house, it's curling up, it's just totally ruined," Vincequere told Team 5.

Carolyn Dillon of Watertown, Mass., is also upset with the way her home looks.

"I'm horrified. I think it was almost a $10,000 job," said Dillon, who installed different vinyl siding but experienced the same melting problem. "About 15-16 pieces have dents or rolling areas in them.

"In both cases, local building inspectors said the damage was caused by sunlight bouncing off double-pane energy efficient windows on nearby homes.

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