Weep Holes in Brick Veneer & other Masonry Veneer Walls Brick veneer construction [and some other masonry veneer construction such as thin stone over wood framed walls] incorporates a drainage cavity to deter water penetration into the building. This air space creates a physical separation between...
You’ll find these openings or weep holes in all sort of structures retaining soil mass. We provide weep holes in retaining walls, wing walls, bridges, underpasses, pedestrian trenches, other trenches, or external brick walls. The main purpose of weep holes is to remove hydrostatic pressure fr...
Weep holesshould be provided in the revetment to relieve hydrostatic pressure buildup behind the grout surface; see Figure 38-6PP(a). Weep holesand cavity vents should be avoided in immediate threshold areas and should be placed on either side of the threshold. ...
The appropriate detail for a masonry air vent and a masonry weep would look like Figure 3. The weep holes are at the lowest point of the masonry wall (and cavity) and are spaced 267 mm (10.5 in.) apart to improve the mathematical chances one of them will be at the lowest point...