[ajaye]

Hey Guy's

dumb butt checking in here :sad:

I was doing some work on the house and notice on one side, there were slits in the mortar between the bricks. so every few feet there are a brick height where the mortar was missing.

I assumed that they had brokem or some screwup, also thought that bugs and stuff can get it, so I filled them up with expanding foam,

More recently I saw other houses down my street with the same thing, so looking up I cam acress weep holes.

:sad::sad: have I got a problem now on my hands, I don't think that drilling will help as it was expanding foam

thoughts ?

I can get some pics if need be

 

[ajaye]

similar to this

 

[Nealtw]

Might be easier to open a new gap somewhere between the ones you filled.

 

[Fix'n it]

dig out what you can. then get a coat hanger or something. cut a section out, bend it into an L(experiment with lengths). put it in a drill. put the end in the hole and run the drill. that should dig out, loosen up, most of it.

 

[SPS-1]

Contrary to popular belief, brick and mortar are not waterproof (some types more than others). A rainstorm that drives against the wall will soak through and start running down the backside of the brick. It needs a path out.

 

[ajaye]

txs all,
I'll give the drill it out method a try,
I may get lucky,
I'll report back !


txs !

 

[OldRix]

Also a manual sheetrock hole saw is about right size to cut and drag the foam back out

 

[Old Thomas]

I would use a variety of tools and a shop vac to try to pick the foam out. There might be a flashing in there that you don’t want to damage.

 

[huesmann]

You could use an oscillating tool to saw through the sides of the foam pretty easy.