Amn
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Anyone who wants to read in-depth about masonry items and detailing should look to books authored by Christine Beall. Excellent Resource. A
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You are in Conroe Texas and I'd look to the Texas Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association as a guide. They have a PDF manual for Stucco and EIFS applications which is very informative. If you cannot find it I can provide the PDF, it's free I believe. You can Google them for a website. A
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Some comments: First, regardless of what type of brick or masonry that you have, if you have an airspace, or cavity behind the veneer, then you need weepholes at the masonry sill, opening head/sills, etc. Second, assuming that there is a good through-wall flashing installed, a little water temporarily in the weep holes is no problem as long as the water level does not rise above the top of the flashing (and assuming that the flashing is not compromised). Of course, weep holes beneath grade level are not a good idea in any case. A
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The best method that I've seen to date is to use wicking cords, set in weep holes, that are taped up the face of the moisture barrier in intervals. A
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Anyone know of reporting software that works in MacOSX? I checked out Inspect Express, doesn't look like it. About 7 years ago when I bought my first house, the inspector used software that I recognized as based in Filemaker Pro. Of course, I can't find that old report anymore or his info. A
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Here's what I can offer. You can "dock" the bookmarks window to the left side of the main window with the other tabs; try that. Otherwise, go to document properties and select "initial view" Select under "Show", "Page Only". Note: the setting only applies for that file. Hope that helps. A