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Recently purchased a brick home and have noticed, at regular intervals, small rope-ends protruding from the brick. What are these? Every home prior has either featured predominantly siding and / or I just wasn't paying attention to the brick portions.    "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza | ||
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Given the locations shown in the pictures, they look like weep holes to let any moisture out from behind the brick. We will never know world peace, until three people can simultaneously look each other straight in the eye Liberals are like pussycats and Twitter is Trump's laser pointer to keep them busy while he takes care of business - Rey HRH. | |||
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Yes they are weep holes. It is an easy way to allow moisture to wick out from the back side of a brick wall. ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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Thank you both - I knew folks here would have the answer! "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza | |||
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Most likely used the rope to keep insects from building nests in the void. | |||
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As a former bricklayer, smlsig has hit the nail on the head. The reason why you don't just leave an open joint between the brick and rope is used, is so insects, etc. can't crawl behind the brick and build nests/get into the house/etc. | |||
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Excellent - thank you all. I liked the fuse comment haha - that's the first thing I thought of when I first noticed them! "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza | |||
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