kurt Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 For anyone that thinks the stuff is OK..... Lamb, you see this stuff; direct your customers to this video if they believe the realtors pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Why? What's going on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 What is the background story here? It seems without fail there are always serious water issues above glass block windows that are very obvious from within. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Seriously, what is the deal with that much water being trapped behind the block? You Chicago guys have mentioned this a number of times before. What's different about this than any other veneer installation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 The background story is it's a Lincoln Park $1.2 million renovation with a little split face block addition on the rear....the usual issues, no flashing, etc. Not a sign of water inside or out; nothing. Zero. IR shows nothing, Tramex shows nothing. Blum, it's not veneer, it's single wythe. Kelly is fixing all the other stupid stuff on this place, we got around to the block, and bingo. I continually tell folks there can be water in the block with no apparent indication of such because when we tear them up, they're always wet. Well, this time we were just doing an exploratory, and hit the gusher. There's thousands of these buildings in Chicago. They all got problems, and one can't necessarily see the problems. Now I have something to show them what I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Is it typical there to build homes (especially high dollar ones) out of concrete block in Chicago? I thought that was strictly a coastal sort of thing, especially older low buck construction. Admittedly, I've never been to Chicago but I haven't seen it in other large cities where I have been. At least not since I've been old enough to notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 For anyone that thinks the stuff is OK..... Lamb, you see this stuff; direct your customers to this video if they believe the realtors pitch. Darn man, that felt good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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