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Originally Posted by dad911
35 ys in business. 2nd generation builder, father was 3rd generation mason. 
There should also be weep holes where the brick meets the foundation.
If not, run away.
roof should be flashed like this to prevent leaks:
@ Jim - I had to look three times, must be slipping..... |
there is NOTHING behind a single layer of brick ?
no tie to the stick built wall at all ?
so in 100 mph + winds the wall/facing will shake and break
my 40's built CBS OLD HOUSE SHOOK AT 100MPH BUT DID NOT BREAK
it was a small house but built with 4x8 roof beams [that were a full 4'' by 8'' old style]
and roof was t&g planks not ply
my current house in the ANDREW eyewall area cracked a few CBS joints but held
likely from impacts of flying stuff it was built in 1955
very few stick build homes survived in the eyewall esp the siding on second floors
I would look for older homes built of CBS by union labor in the 50/60's
too many short cuts on new homes today
I really do NOT modern building standards and cheap unskilled labor used today