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Weep Holes Below Elevation
Wed, 06/30/2010 - 17:38 — CharlieSessums
The week holes in this home are at/below the elevation of the grade. Unfortunatelly this is quite common in our market. Good building practice hold that the finished floor elevation of a home should be at least 6” above the exterior grading. The weep holes in a brick veneer siding system should be installed in the course of brick immediately below the finished floor of a home.
Brick veneer siding is now required to have weep holes (mortar vacancies every few bricks, allowing moisture to escape) spaced no farther than 33” apart. Some of the weep holes are below the grading. When below grading, insects may enter the property more readily. At the very least a chemical barrier should be maintained to keep pests out of the home. I recommend a product named Termidor.
You may want to go to www.jlconline.com and download the PDF version of this article: “Keeping Water Out of Brick Veneer,” by Jerry Carrier. The article costs less than $5. It explains why the details in brick veneer are important, and it shows the right way to install brick veneer.
The week holes in this home are at/below the elevation of the grade. Unfortunatelly this is quite common in our market. Good building practice hold that the finished floor elevation of a home should be at least 6” above the exterior grading. The weep holes in a brick veneer siding system should be installed in the course of brick immediately below the finished floor of a home.
Brick veneer siding is now required to have weep holes (mortar vacancies every few bricks, allowing moisture to escape) spaced no farther than 33” apart. Some of the weep holes are below the grading. When below grading, insects may enter the property more readily. At the very least a chemical barrier should be maintained to keep pests out of the home. I recommend a product named Termidor.
You may want to go to www.jlconline.com and download the PDF version of this article: “Keeping Water Out of Brick Veneer,” by Jerry Carrier. The article costs less than $5. It explains why the details in brick veneer are important, and it shows the right way to install brick veneer.
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