Inside if you experience peeling paint or bubbling wallpaper it may be a sign that you have a siding issue on the other side.
Sun relextion bubbling up siding.
The window acts like a magnifying glass concentrating the sun s energy onto a small area.
A chalky texture on the siding.
To see them you have to be on an angle.
Install a fence between the homes to prevent the reflections.
Talk to the window manufacturer they have been known to take care of this problem in some cases.
Updated september 3 2013.
Musty smells may also indicate that there is a mold or rot problem stemming from the exterior.
Cover the exterior of the windows with screens to stop the reflection.
The position of the sun or relationship of the angle of nearby windows wall where siding is damaged restriction of damage to only areas where there is reflected heat see details at vinyl siding deformed by sunlight the age of the building 2005 in this case or about 8 years old.
An old homesteader looks back.
I can see how with the direction of the sun the color of the siding and the reflection from the low e glass the siding could bubble up a bit.
Bubbles form as the result of a chemical reaction.
In almost every corner of the u s reports are increasingof vinyl siding that has been melted by sunlight bouncing off nearby windows.
It is possible to use latex paint over oil based primers and paints but it s better to stick with one type of formula.
It is almost always caused by the sun reflecting off a nearby window onto the siding.
Not very easy to see right away.
Seems simple enough right.
Heat from intense sunlight or from reflected sun and heat from nearby windows or other surfaces can cause buckled rippled bent deformed loose or un clipped vinyl siding.
Stop the sun from reflecting off of window glass and melting and warping vinyl siding with ez snap exterior shades.
But if you care about protecting the appearance function and value of your home and you want to make sure you re a good neighbor who doesn t risk damaging the property of other people and potentially getting into a lawsuit over it then you owe it to yourself to gain.
If your siding has been treated with linseed oil in the past prime and paint with oil based products.
Plant a landscape buffer between the homes to prevent the reflections from hitting the vinyl siding.
If that s not an issue you have two options.
Turf guard window film.
This melted siding pandemic makes vinyl manufacturers very nervous so nervous that the topic is rarely discussed.
This problem is far more common when paint is applied to a hot surface.
The bubbles were really subtle.
This article documents those effects conditions and apparent causes.
Heat reflected sunlight as causes of vinyl siding damage.
Window reflections melting vinyl siding.
Never apply oil based paint over a latex base.