From:  rterp99@yahoo.com
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: New house problems with reflections from neighbors window
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:22:24 -0700
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lol,
hadn't thought of that.

I did think of maybe setting up a couple of mirrors and reflecting the
light back to his place.

On Sep 27, 3:24 pm, "Bill"  wrote:
> Got any kids?
> Ever play ball with a bat?
>
>  wrote in message
>
> news:1190929319.752414.14680@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hi there,
> > We purchased a newly built house about 10 months ago in a community
> > where the houses are very close together.  We recently noticed
> > problems with our vinyl siding on one side of our house where it
> > appeared to becoming warped.  We had the builder come out and take a
> > look and they said it was from our next door neighbor's 2'x2' windows
> > which in the afternoon reflect the sunlight and create a focal point
> > on the side of our house which was heating the vinyl and causing it to
> > warp.  He said there were about 5 other houses in the area with the
> > same situation and the solution was to replace the offending windows
> > with new windows that had a slight tint and did not reflect as much
> > light.  Then they replace the siding.
>
> > The problem in our situation is that our neighbor has refused to
> > replace the windows.  The builder is telling us that there is nothing
> > else they can do and since this not a 'manufacturer's defect' (covered
> > under warrantee) that we are SOL.  My point to them this whole time is
> > that this is a design flaw in how the houses were laid out on the
> > lots, and the combination of the type of windows used and the type of
> > siding used.
>
> > I'll be writing a letter to the CEO of the company, but any advice on
> > what we can do?  This should be their responsibility, shouldn't it?
>
> > Thanks in advance,
> > -Rob