GingerSnaps
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:21 AM
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Can your windows break out if the wind is too heavy? |
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Edited on Mon Dec-13-04 07:58 AM by GingerSnaps
My windows sound as if they are going to blow out because of how strong the wind is. Can they break out from heavy winds?
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:24 AM
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That's why you see them boarding them up when a hurricane is approaching.
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ohioliberal
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:25 AM
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2. If your windows are old |
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and the frame is separating from the house they could if the wind is at least over 50mph. Be careful.
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:25 AM
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but we are talking about winds in excess of eighty or so miles an hour...
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:26 AM
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but it would probably have to be hurricane force winds. Unfortunately, we in Florida know all about that sort of thing. I lost parts of my roof but my windows held. You're probably okay, but make sure they are tightly sealed and locked.
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:26 AM
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I live in a mobile home and I am terrified whenever we have any heavy storms. One of my kitchen windows has a crack in it and I expect it to go soon if I don't get it fixed.
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:40 AM
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6. Yeah, but you won't notice... |
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Because you'll be a little more focused on "DUDE!!!! WHERE'S MY FUCKIN' ROOF!?!?!?!?!" to notice.
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:48 AM
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7. Usually, Its not the wind that breaks the glass, |
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but all of the debris from the neighbors; trash cans, lawn chairs, kids toys, small planters.
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Mon Dec-13-04 07:54 AM
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8. Yes, the wind blows something against the glass... |
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One pre-Hurricane task--pick up everything in the yard and/or porch, stow safely. There were lots of broken windows in Downtown Houston after our last big storm--construction debris broke a few windows & pieces of those windows broke more windows. Yet another reason to stay inside during a storm.
However, if a pane is slightly loose in the frame, it's extra vulnerable.
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Mon Dec-13-04 08:22 AM
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11. I remember Hurricane Alicia 1983 |
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I worked in the Milam building in Houston at the time. There was so much glass on the streets from the shattered windows it looked like snow drifts.
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Mon Dec-13-04 08:20 AM
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9. You should have seen how many broken windows we had in this state |
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after this year's four hurricanes.
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Mon Dec-13-04 08:20 AM
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10. depends how they've been fitted. |
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If they are older types they might have been fitted from the inside of the room. If so they'll possibly be wedged into place at the head rail and cill (top and bottom bits of timber respectively) There will be timber wedges jammed between the window case and the masonry, or the timber, if you live in a timber house. It's unusual to see older windows nailed/screwed into place. Some older windows were fitted from the outside but I don't know the detail - we fit from the inside in Scotland.
As the windows age the timbers can shrink slightly and that loosens the wedges. I've seen many windows that have been blown into the room.
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Mon Dec-13-04 08:28 AM
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12. My bldg. is around 25 years old |
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My apartment has bay windows and the windows sound like they are going to come out.
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:48 PM
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17. if you are above ground level and/or people pass by the windows |
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it would be prudent to get a competent tradesperson to look at them immediately. There might be a public liability issue if you don't and the windows fall out.
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Mon Dec-13-04 09:05 AM
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Three hurricanes went right over me a couple of months ago and yes wind can blow out your windows. It can blow the whole damn house down too.
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Mon Dec-13-04 09:14 AM
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14. Sometimes negative energy can do that as well. |
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I got into a huge fight with my SO a few months ago, and I was so furious with him that my dining room window just exploded.
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Mon Dec-13-04 09:22 AM
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Mon Dec-13-04 09:43 AM
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16. The Whitehouse must be replacing windows all the time |
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Courts, jails, Faux and so many other places must be replacing windows hourly. :silly:
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