Today on This Old House...what you are looking at is cotton rope that is set in the mortar as the bricks are placed. Usually spaced at regular intervals along the bottom course of a brick veneer wall it forms a weep hole that allows any moisture that forms between the brick and the framed wall to escape and prevent water damage. Normally the rope would be pulled out after the mortar has set or at least trimmed to a less noticeable length. Perhaps the mason on this particular project thought to leave this one in order to confuse and perplex an observant passer-by...it seems too have worked! :) Ev
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ReplyDeleteOh, that's one of those things where you lean down and pull it and the guy on the other side gets a bit of a thrill. LOL
ReplyDeleteIs that rope coming from your foundation? Someone doesn't drill a hole in a foundation and put a rope through it without good reason, do they? RS
ReplyDeleteYah, looks like a bitch to thread back through if you pull it out, like the string on your hoodie.
ReplyDelete(It's not my foundation.)
it's art
ReplyDeleteToday on This Old House...what you are looking at is cotton rope that is set in the mortar as the bricks are placed. Usually spaced at regular intervals along the bottom course of a brick veneer wall it forms a weep hole that allows any moisture that forms between the brick and the framed wall to escape and prevent water damage. Normally the rope would be pulled out after the mortar has set or at least trimmed to a less noticeable length. Perhaps the mason on this particular project thought to leave this one in order to confuse and perplex an observant passer-by...it seems too have worked! :)
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I KNEW it! I KNEW Evelyn would solve the mystery!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, boy.
It is to adjust the view of the house..
ReplyDelete./thanks
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