Undersized Areaway Drains DC Homes
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Undersized Areaway Drains

Areaway Drain Design Problems in Washington DC Each building generally has a drain or two at the exterior areaways. Drains like this are common at

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Horizontal Movement Joints in DC homes
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Horizontal Movement Joints

Horizontal Movement Joints: Prevent Brick Cracks Historic brick facades, particularly those constructed using double wythe construction, were designed as structural brick walls, where the masonry

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Shutter Dogs in DC Homes
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Shutter Dogs – Part II

Shutter Dogs: How They Work on Historic Homes In the first part of this series, we looked at a historic masonry facade where shutters used

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Shutter Dogs - Part I
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Shutter Dogs – Part I

Shutter Dogs: Function, Style & Masonry Integration Here on our website, in the past, we have looked at a couple different examples of really interesting

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