Brick Window Sill Slope

One major advantage of this design is that there is little to no maintenance and less chance of structural erosion of your window frame over time.

Brick window sill slope. Siltech innovative windowsill products designer white 1 2 in. Over 4 years by bv011915. You can slope the sill with a piece of beveled siding or install a backdam as shown in the detail. Window sills are the major culprit with houses.

I did a new home final today where the brick window ledges had a wonderful slope all the way from 0 to 4 degrees. I did the framing inspection on this house and gave the builder a head s up with documents images regarding the bia and irc requirements for a slope of 15 degrees. Should i replace these window sills or buy all new replacement win. The primary function of a sill is to channel water away from the building.

Lay the brick on a flat surface with the holes facing up. Brick 60 casing set 3 casing 634 chair rail backer 1 chair rail 413 corner block 5 cove 39 crosshead 194 crown inside. The sill cannot be level or sloped back toward the building if it is to perform as intended. Mark a 15 degree angle on the end of each sill brick.

Acrylic bullnose window sill moulding model n6c108dw 212 00 212 00. The underneath side of the brick sill. I have about 7 window sills that are rotten on the outside edges. Because all windows leak at some point rough openings need to shed water.

More videos in this series. Set your store to see local. On top of the sill install a sill pan either a peel and stick membrane or a preformed sill pan. This may vary somewhat according to the sill configuration of the window unit particularly.

The proper way to build a brick window sill step 1. Since the primary function of sills is to divert water away from the building the top surface should slope downward and away from the building. Guess he didn t read or maybe it was his brick crew. Measure the distance from the window to the outside of the brick wall.

In the case of brick sills see figures 3 and 4 the slope should be at least 15 deg from horizontal.