Installing Stucco Weep Screeds
To the Editor:
The 1997 UBC requires a weep screed
with a minimum vertical attachment
flange of 31/2 inches to be provided at
or below the foundation plate line on
all exterior stud walls, but it doesn't tell
you exactly how to attach it. The article
"Stucco Flashing Details" (10/98)
shows a drawing of a foundation weep
screed where the vertical attachment
flange does not extend below the sill
plate. In construction defect cases, we
have found deteriorated shear paneling
and corroded fasteners when weep
screeds were installed in that manner.
If there is unevenness in the wall
plane where the concrete foundation
meets the sole plate and plywood
sheathing, this should be addressed
first. If