Hi all,
I was hoping to get some advice on a weep hole issue at my PPOR. The house is on a concrete slab - brick veneer about 20 years old and generally in good condition.
Long story short some of the weep holes were filled with expanding foam. I have done my best to remove this but in some of the weep holes I can see the foam has gone behind the bricks or damaged the flashing when removed. Some of the weep holes it was not very deep and easily removed.
Fortunately we haven't had any issues with dampness I'm more trying to proactively fix things before they become a bigger issue in the future.
My understanding of weep holes is that they are for draining water and to keep the air inside the wall cavity circulated with the outside to avoid dampness?
I called a subfloor ventilation company in Sydney and they basically said it's not an issue just make there are no roof leaks but I'm not 100% sure. I asked whether an airbrick would help but they said that wouldn't allow water to drain.
Anyway, I'm a little out of my depth and wanted to get some advice? Originally I was thinking about getting something like https://www.masters.com.au/product/900051228/abey-brick-vent-230x75mm installed in multiple locations but now I'm not sure what to do.
Cheers,
Grimey
I was hoping to get some advice on a weep hole issue at my PPOR. The house is on a concrete slab - brick veneer about 20 years old and generally in good condition.
Long story short some of the weep holes were filled with expanding foam. I have done my best to remove this but in some of the weep holes I can see the foam has gone behind the bricks or damaged the flashing when removed. Some of the weep holes it was not very deep and easily removed.
Fortunately we haven't had any issues with dampness I'm more trying to proactively fix things before they become a bigger issue in the future.
My understanding of weep holes is that they are for draining water and to keep the air inside the wall cavity circulated with the outside to avoid dampness?
I called a subfloor ventilation company in Sydney and they basically said it's not an issue just make there are no roof leaks but I'm not 100% sure. I asked whether an airbrick would help but they said that wouldn't allow water to drain.
Anyway, I'm a little out of my depth and wanted to get some advice? Originally I was thinking about getting something like https://www.masters.com.au/product/900051228/abey-brick-vent-230x75mm installed in multiple locations but now I'm not sure what to do.
Cheers,
Grimey