Insulation does not itself cause mould growth. But when conditions are right, particularly trapped moisture and perhaps temperature, mould growth will be encouraged in and on buildings. Allows passage of moisture up to its 2-1/2” height, important in the event of mortar droppings at bottom of cav more...
How and when these sash cord sections were placed or embedded in the bed joint of mortar impacted whether they had any weeping capacity. What is really happening is a small amount of moisture is actually exiting the cavity through small voids in the bed joint of mortar at the 5 o’clock and 7 o more...
With the increase in building thermal protection, moisture problems are on the rise throughout all new construction. For example, where stucco goes into a window, or when brick goes into fiber cement board siding. A reliable, high performance wall system will also have redundancies built in so i more...
Gently remove cocoons from the stacking trays. Firstly, carefully examine the chimney weep holes. For a down-the-flue application, permethrin powder doesn’t need to be applied with pressure. They’re efficient pollinators in the garden and orchard, even considered to be more efficient than h more...
In such cases the weeps consist of small-diameter plastic, clay or metal pipes extending through the wall to a layer of porous backfill. Weep holes are also placed above windows to prevent dry rot of a wooden window frame. The other end of the rope is extended up into the cavity wall. The pro more...