Bowed brick veneer wall - older home

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Bowed Brick Veneer Wall – Older Home Bowed – Older Home Wall – Bowed in Older Home Masonry Wall

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wall is restrained at top and bottom
roof framing
wall framing
masonry ties may be rusted and/or pulled out of mortar bed
ties are often rusted below windows which are common leakage spots
second floor framing
ties on older houses (where bowing is most commonly found) are often regular framing nails
brick veneer wall
first floor framing
foundation
cross section

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The cross section shows a brick veneer wall bowing outward away from the wood-framed wall of an older home. The veneer remains restrained at its top near the roof and at its bottom on the foundation, while an arrow indicates outward displacement near mid-height. Masonry ties connect the veneer to the framing, with annotations identifying rusting and withdrawal from the mortar bed as possible causes of lost restraint. Notes identify leakage below windows as a common source of tie corrosion and regular framing nails as ties often found in older houses. First- and second-floor framing and roof framing are shown attached to the wall framing.

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