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Getting It Right
By Edward Robinson | June 19, 2008
Well, there is a builder paying attention to detail in Houston. I was doing an inspection on a Trendmaker home in the Woodlands this week and found they were following the flashing details for installation of brick window ledges that have been recommended for years and which are detailed in the IRC 2000. I just wanted to give them a kudos for getting it right.
As you can see, there are weep holes at the bottoms of the brick mortar joints in the brick window ledges. Upon further inspection, it appears that the poly sill flashing that they use is lapped over the brick below the ledges, creating a flashing to direct water out of the weeps. While poly is not my choice for flashing material due to concerns for longevity and general durability, it is better than no flashing at all. If your builder is not handling their window in this manner, you can point this out as an example of one who is.
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