June 5th, 2014: All Hail, the Weather Overlord

Diaphone Jim · 06-06-2014, 11:39 AM

I kind of wonder about the siding-less house.
What kind of siding completely fails but doesn't cover the roof or the ground.
Can hail come from such a low angle that it can damage walls under eaves?
Can it come from two directions at once, battering adjacent walls?
Is that a tough AC unit or what?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-06-2014, 12:15 PM

Hail up to 4.5", in a 70+ mph wind, makes brittle plastic siding shatter, and smashes windows. But just as most of us will never see hail that size, of course the pictures in the media will be worst case.

There has to be a unique set of circumstances to create that much damage, but it's scary just knowing it can happen and not much you can do about it.

Griff · 06-07-2014, 09:06 AM

People who try to tell you "vinyl is final" are full of shit.

06-06-2014, 12:15 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hail up to 4.5", in a 70+ mph wind, makes brittle plastic siding shatter, and smashes windows. But just as most of us will never see hail that size, of course the pictures in the media will be worst case. There has to be a unique set of circumstances to create that much damage, but it's scary just knowing it can happen and not much you can do about it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-07-2014, 09:06 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	People who try to tell you "vinyl is final" are full of shit. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-06-2014, 11:39 AM	#1
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I kind of wonder about the siding-less house. What kind of siding completely fails but doesn't cover the roof or the ground. Can hail come from such a low angle that it can damage walls under eaves? Can it come from two directions at once, battering adjacent walls? Is that a tough AC unit or what?

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