brick veneer: Does Brick Really Need To Weep? - 11/16/10 10:44 PM
In the olden days the brick siding you saw on houses was structural.  There were two layers of brick, into what was tied structural members.  The brick was structural, the wood was interior. 
Currently the brick siding you see is a facade, sometimes called a "veneer," and the wood interior is the structural part of the house.
Various construction materials combine to create this newer method, but essentially the brick is set off of the wood interior and exterior sheathing, which is all protected by some form of vapor retardation.
The brick is virtually strapped to the house.
As such, moisture … (106 comments)

 
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