2/9/2005: Iced house - Page 2

Sweets · 02-10-2005, 12:18 PM

grats on 1000 posts zippyt

I wondered the same thing, how do people get out of the house?

Oh, and I'm sure the Ice wold melt top side down, I think. I wonder what kind of damage happens when all the water spills into the cracks of the house that the Ice probably made?

Hajik · 02-10-2005, 12:27 PM

The thing that would really suck is if the ice melted a little.. then refroze. That'll definatly mess up the house there. And if the house will freeze over in the first place than that is probably going to happen. Unless if gets Florida warm up here... which I doubt.

glatt · 02-10-2005, 01:03 PM

An uncropped picture of the original post.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327608/posts
And another picture (scroll down)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...14_ndig26.html

These are ocean front homes. It's quite possible that the house in the IOD is an unheated summer residence. If so, the ice won't melt from interior heat. That's good. It's best for it to melt from the outside in and let the water run down the outside of the ice as it melts. Less damage that way.

Quote:

In the seaside town of Hull, Polly Feinberg and Bob Platka said the storm made their oceanfront home feel like an igloo.

``All our windows on the north side are totally covered with salt water ice, and slush. It's totally caked on,'' Feinberg said. ``It makes the house dark, but opaque – it's pretty eerie.''

Feinberg said their wind speed indicator clocked gusts at 70 mph.

``The whole house was vibrating,'' she said.

axlrosen · 02-10-2005, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweets

I wondered the same thing, how do people get out of the house?

I would guess (a) she wasn't home at the time, and/or (b) the other side of the house (away from the ocean) isn't frozen.

AureliusVin · 02-05-2006, 12:52 PM

A good, powerful hair dryer would do the trick I imagine.

Heh

mitheral · 02-06-2006, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wormfood

That houses windows must have very good insulation or
the heater is broken down... I have never seen windows frosted like that.

But it looks cool.

I've had a running car ice over like that despite the big block under the hood and the heaters going full blast. Freezing rain can take the heat away way faster than the windows are heated by the furnace.

moonspider666 · 02-06-2006, 04:43 PM

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02-06-2006, 04:43 PM	#22
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02-10-2005, 12:18 PM	#16
Sweets Because someone has to EAD Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cauliflornia, USA Posts: 35	grats on 1000 posts zippyt I wondered the same thing, how do people get out of the house? Oh, and I'm sure the Ice wold melt top side down, I think. I wonder what kind of damage happens when all the water spills into the cracks of the house that the Ice probably made?

02-10-2005, 12:27 PM	#17
Hajik Glorified Gunslinger Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rhode Island.. The little state that could Posts: 18	The thing that would really suck is if the ice melted a little.. then refroze. That'll definatly mess up the house there. And if the house will freeze over in the first place than that is probably going to happen. Unless if gets Florida warm up here... which I doubt.

02-05-2006, 12:52 PM	#20
AureliusVin Expectorant Inspector Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 31	A good, powerful hair dryer would do the trick I imagine. Heh

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