Mortar and debris collection system

Abstract

Mortar and debris collection systems for cavity wall construction and/or walls constructed from concrete masonry units (CMU), for example, include a mesh body made of a material that is formed with circuitous paths therethrough making the body water-permeable. The mesh body is formed of a material having enhanced hydrophobic properties. The mesh body has a porosity sufficient to permit water to pass therethrough but insufficient to permit mortar and other debris to pass therethrough to weep holes or other water channels covered by the collection debris.

1 . A mortar and debris collection system for a wall having, comprising:
 a water-permeable body positioned in alignment with at least some channel openings formed through said wall, said body having circuitous non-linear pathways therethrough which interrupt the downward movement of free-falling material and extending from an upper surface upon which water and debris can fall, and yielding a porosity for said body sufficient to permit water to pass therethrough, but mortar and other debris is substantial prevented from passing therethrough, and said water-permeable body having enhanced hydrophobic properties.   
     
     
         2 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 1 , comprising a flashing member. 
     
     
         3 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 2 , wherein the flashing member is formed of a material having enhanced hydrophobic properties. 
     
     
         4 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 1 , comprising a tray member. 
     
     
         5 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 4 , wherein the tray member is formed of a material having enhanced hydrophobic properties. 
     
     
         6 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 1 , comprising a pan member. 
     
     
         7 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 6 , wherein the pan member is formed of a material having enhanced hydrophobic properties. 
     
     
         8 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of weep tabs. 
     
     
         9 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 8 , wherein the weep tabs are formed of a material having enhanced hydrophobic properties. 
     
     
         10 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of weep hole bodies, each of the plurality of weep hole bodies being sized and shaped to be received within a channel opening of the wall. 
     
     
         11 . The mortar and debris collection device of  claim 10 , wherein the weep hole bodies are formed of a material having enhanced hydrophobic properties.