John Kogel Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 This 10 storey concrete and steel condo building was having some major remediation work done to the brick veneer. I suppose moisture was getting in behind the brick and oozing out around the windows maybe? I was able to get a few closeup shots by sticking my camera out a window. The contractor cut out 2 rows of brick at each floor level, installed some flashing and then replaced the bricks with weep holes. Temporary screw jacks were used to support the brick. Click to Enlarge 50.82 KB Click to Enlarge 59.22 KB Click to Enlarge 73.32 KB Click to Enlarge 61.9 KB Click to Enlarge 39.83 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Yep, that's how it's done. Time consuming, disruptive, PITA work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 ...just curious, did that remedy come from a designer or the contractor or an inspector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Around here, it usually comes from a contractor and inspector type individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 ...just curious, did that remedy come from a designer or the contractor or an inspector? My guess is a condo dweller found a stain and it escalated from there. But the underlying problem would have been no weepholes in the initial build. I wonder if a different contractor would have simply drilled some weepholes? Nah, that wouldn't do. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Lifetime Fitness recently did such work above all their windows. Lots of Lifetimes, lots of windows. . . We live, we learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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