Rope material between brick and lentil?

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Originally Posted By: mlong
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Originally Posted By: clawrenson
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It is a common method to wick any water or moisture out of the cavity behind the brickwork, from the air space and wood wall framing. Likely in place of a weephole.


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Originally Posted By: mlong
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I thought that it may be for something like that, but I just wasn’t sure.


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Originally Posted By: Michael D Thomas
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A resource on the right and wrong way to provide drainage for masonry walls, including rope weeps, with pics (weeps are near the bottom of this page):


http://www.ronblank.com/ce_mnet_course.htm

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Originally Posted By: ekartal
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Mark,


The rope is part of the weep hole draining system. The weep hole allows water to drain while the rope is intended to keep out bugs and whatever…


Erol Kartal

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Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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it’s a method that has so many purposes that it’s hard not to use. (every one so far is right.)1, put in masonry weep holes to provide a water tension break, keeps bug, plants etc. out and (up hea in the New England area) insulates against drafts and prevents ice pops.

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Originally Posted By: mlong
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Originally Posted By: mcyr
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icon_smile.gif icon_smile.gif Hi Mark;


Claude is right in the description of what it is.

When the rope were used for weep holes you were actually expected to pull them out after the brick wall was done in that area.

Today they provide weeps that are made of poly and stay in the joint.

They also make some rectangular shapes that are brick butt size and stay in the joint.

Now the workers don't have to remember to pull them out.

Marcel