Yes, that's it. Keeps water that might get in from running out thru the inside of the house and gives it a path to run to the outside of the house. Mine does not have them.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2017, at 5:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Very common: > > https://masonrysolutions.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/what-are-weep-holes-and-do-i-need-them/ > > <https://masonrysolutions.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/what-are-weep-holes-and-do-i-need-them/> > > Often have little pieces of felt or screen in them to prevent bugs from > getting in. I’ve owned three homes with exterior brick in different > locations around the country, and all three had some form of weep holes in > the joints. > > -D > > > > >> On Jan 31, 2017, at 6:18 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Never heard of "weep holes" in brick fascia or veneer. You do NOT have >> structural brick (a multi-course wall with an internal void, like building >> built 100 years ago) or the top of the brick wall exposed to water. >> >> The joints should, however, all the struck either concave or flat with a >> slight bevel toward the bottom to shed water off the joints. >> >> Which reminds me, I need to do some repair work, I got some cracks the other >> year when we had an earthquake and need to tuck point them to seal them. >> >> Peter >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
