TL;DR
A weep outlet is the discharge point where a drainage system buried behind a retaining wall or under a paver patio releases its collected water, typically the daylighted end of perforated pipe poking through the wall face or at the base of a slope. Where weep holes drain a face incrementally, this is the engineered exit for the gravel-and-pipe collection layer at the wall footing.
What it means
A weep outlet is the discharge point where a drainage system buried behind a retaining wall or under a paver patio releases its collected water, typically the daylighted end of perforated pipe poking through the wall face or at the base of a slope. Where weep holes drain a face incrementally, this is the engineered exit for the gravel-and-pipe collection layer at the wall footing. Keeping it visible, screened, and clear matters because hydrostatic pressure from a clogged outlet is the load that bows and topples retaining walls that were otherwise built right.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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