Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 06, 2007 7:20 pm Hi All,
Not sure where to post this so I have put it in general discussion. I have recently built a new home and have a neighbor next door who has a new home also. When we did the fencing, we both decided no to fence past the garages (as the houses were close. I am now trying to even out the soil on the side where their garage is part of our fence line. Problem is is their slab is about 1 foot lower than ours and if I fill against their Garage (Brickwork) I will fill their weep holes! I understand that weep holes are used for ventillation mainly, so it is recommended not to fill them. Is the only way to resolve this through building a retaining wall? Or can we make new weep holes higher in the brickwork? Or can anyone else suggest anything else to do? Thanks in advance! Re: Weep Holes on Neighbors House 2Mar 07, 2007 6:44 am Interesting.
Normally the garage would be constructed from a single skin reinforced with piers or a 230mm double skin wall with no cavity - both cases no weepholes. A cavity brick wall 270mm would have a cavity & weepholes but is not usual for garage construction. The requirement for weepholes is to allow water penetrating the outer skin to be channeled back out so that dampness will not get to the interior of the building. Anyway . . . if their garage floor is at the natural ground level & not dug in then to cover the weepholes you would be needing to raise the natural ground level on your side so yes in theory you would need to come away from the garage wall & put in a retainer so as to not block the weepholes or devise some similar method. If they have lowered the natural level then the weepholes should be constructed higher [to allow backfilling to the natural level on your side] & their brickwork below that level constructed to stop penetration of water. Having said that I can't recall a similar situation but to my mind if it is a garage - a class 10 structure & not a room of the dwelling - a class 1 structure, then weep holes are not a normal building requirement. Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Weep Holes on Neighbors House 3Mar 07, 2007 8:18 am Hi ausdesign,
Thanks for your reply. My house is at natural ground level, but their house has been dug in! Pretty bad really, because the same builders built both houses, you would have thought that they would think about this!?!? I also had a look at my Garage and there are no weep holes on it? So maybe theirs aren't needed either! Re: Weep Holes on Neighbors House 5Mar 07, 2007 10:40 am Yes . . if it meets local government requirements & height & length reg's. Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. If you filled, which sounds like the case then you… 1 7084 I know foam has been around since the 90's and CSR started manufacturing Hebel in 1989, so it's definitely possible 5 5437 You are correct. Just read through all the ncc rules and 75mm is the minimum requirement for me. 4 11172 |