Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Weep Holes Above Windows & Doors Normal? 2Feb 27, 2015 11:27 am Quite normal. Brick veneeer and double brick walls are all designed under the assumption that there will be times when water runs down the inside of the cavity. Without weep holes the water will sit on the top of the lintel corroding the lintel The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Weep Holes Above Windows & Doors Normal? 3Feb 27, 2015 1:45 pm Daniel47 Hi, Could someone advise if weep holes above windows and doors are normal? Thanks Is your brickwork fully finished? sometimes (on double brick anyway) you will see little perpends above the windows or higher up that appear like weep holes but are in fact sued by builder to help with squaring things off etc and are filled before brickwork is finished. Re: Weep Holes Above Windows & Doors Normal? 4Feb 27, 2015 2:06 pm Hi Beazley77 I agree with bashworth. My brickwork is double brick and fully rendered externally. Therefore there are weep holes above windows and doors for water to run down just so it doesn't corrode the lintels Thanks Guys! 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 5436 You are correct. Just read through all the ncc rules and 75mm is the minimum requirement for me. 4 11170 |