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A sheet is provided for placing a brick or tile facing on a support structure that has an arrangement of apertures for the passage of fluids such as water. The sheet has an approximately rectangular conformation that includes a front and a back. The sheet defines channels between longitudinally alig

A sheet is provided for placing a brick or tile facing on a support structure that has an arrangement of apertures for the passage of fluids such as water. The sheet has an approximately rectangular conformation that includes a front and a back. The sheet defines channels between longitudinally aligned parallel partitions that are separated by a wall. Each channel receives the thin bricks or tiles. The structure of the partitions varies and can include an upward facing first portion that has an arrangement of apertures and a downward facing second portion. A liquid, such as water, that drains down the front of the sheet passes through the apertures in the first portion to the sloped second portion and is then redirected to the back of the sheet. The apertures also provide for the circulation of air. A method is provided for the drainage of liquid from the front of the sheet to the back of the sheet by providing a partition in the sheet that has at least one aperture that passes liquid from the front to the back of the sheet.

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1. A structure for the support and drainage of a thin brick façade that comprises: a sheet that has a front face and an opposed back, a first lateral side edge and an opposed second lateral side edge, a longitudinal top edge and a longitudinally bottom edge, the front defines a plurality of longitud

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A structure for the support and drainage of a thin brick façade that comprises: a sheet that has a front face and an opposed back, a first lateral side edge and an opposed second lateral side edge, a longitudinal top edge and a longitudinally bottom edge, the front defines a plurality of longitudinally aligned channels, the channels defined by a pair of approximately parallel longitudinally aligned partitions, the pair of partitions separated by a wall of the front face, the partitions project forward from the front face, the channel adapted to receive and support thin bricks, a first partitions that defines an approximately V-shape comprising of an upward facing, first portion that defines a first plurality of apertures, each aperture of the first plurality of apertures defines a first alignment perpendicular to the longitudinal alignment of the partition, a second partition that defines an approximately V-shape comprising of an upward facing, first portion that defines a second plurality of apertures, each aperture of the second plurality of apertures defines a second alignment perpendicular to the longitudinal alignment of the second partition that is offset from the first alignment, each plurality of apertures positioned and aligned to redirect liquid received on the front of the sheet to the back of the sheet. 2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the sheet includes three channels that are adapted to receive thin bricks, a third longitudinally aligned partition that has an approximately V-shape that includes a third plurality of apertures, the third plurality of apertures greater in number than the first plurality of apertures and the third plurality of apertures greater in number than the second plurality of apertures, the third partition includes a first portion that connects to a second portion, the first portion inclines downward from the front face and defines the third plurality of apertures, the second portion inclines downward and is a liquid impermeable barrier. 3. The structure of claim 1, wherein at least two of the partitions includes the first portion that connects to a second portion, the first portion inclines downward from the front face and defines the plurality of apertures, the second portion inclines downward from the connection with the first portion. 4. The structure of claim 3, wherein the second portion of the at least two partitions is a liquid impermeable barrier that directs the flow of liquid from the front that is received through each of the plurality of apertures in the first portion to the back of the sheet. 5. The structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the plurality of apertures defined in the partitions extends at least partially onto the wall. 6. The structure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures are arranged to provide a plurality of paths for air to circulate through the sheet. 7. The structure of claim 1, wherein an interconnected sheet and drainage panel form an integrated assembly. 8. The structure of claim 2, wherein the third plurality of apertures have a third alignment aligned perpendicular to the channel, the third alignment offset from at least one of the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures. 9. The structure of claim 2, wherein the third plurality of apertures have a third alignment aligned perpendicular to the channel, the third alignment offset from the first alignment and the second alignment. 10. A thin brick drainage system that comprises: a sheet that has a front and an opposed back, a first lateral side edge and an opposed second lateral side edge, a top longitudinal edge and an opposed bottom longitudinal edge, the front defines a plurality of partitions that separate at least one longitudinally aligned channel, the partitions project outward from the front to define a support structure, the channel adapted to receive and support a row of thin bricks;a first portion of the partition that is upward facing and projects forward from the front, the first portion of at least one of the partitions connects to a second portion of the partition that is downward facing and projects backward from the connection with the first portion at an incline from a perpendicular to the front, the connection of the first portion and second portion defines an edge and a gap is defined between the first portion and second portion that increases from the edge to the front; anda first partition that includes at least one aperture defined in the first portion of the first partition, the at least one aperture in the first partition defines a first vertical axis perpendicular to the channel;a second partition that includes at least one aperture defined in the first portion of the second partition, the at least one aperture defines a second vertical axis perpendicular to the channel that is offset from the first vertical axis;a third partition that includes at least one aperture defined in the first portion of the third partition, the at least one apertures of the partitions arranged to collect and redirect water from the front of the sheet to the back of the sheet. 11. The thin brick drainage system of claim 10, wherein the sheet includes three channels. 12. The thin brick drainage system of claim 11, wherein the three channels are defined by a first connector, a bottom partition and two partitions equally spaced between the first connector and the bottom partition. 13. The thin brick drainage system of claim 12, wherein the first portions of the partitions are inclined downward. 14. The thin brick drainage system of claim 10, wherein at least one sheet is connected to a drainage panel to form an interconnected sheet and drainage panel assembly. 15. The thin brick drainage system of claim 10, wherein the at least one aperture of the third partition defines a third axis aligned perpendicular to the channel, the third axis offset from the first axis and the third axis offset from the second axis. 16. The thin brick drainage system of claim 10, wherein the at least one aperture of the third partition defines a third axis aligned perpendicular to the channel, the third axis offset from the alignment of at least one of the first axis and the second axis. 17. A method for draining a structure that supports thin bricks comprising: providing a sheet that has a front and a back, the front includes a plurality of longitudinally aligned partitions that extend outwardly from the front to define at least one longitudinally aligned channel, the channel adapted for receiving bricks; anddraining fluids from the front of the sheet through a plurality of apertures defined in at least two of the partitions for the passage of fluids, the at least two partitions include a first portion of the partition that is upward facing and projects forward from the front in a downward slope to an edge, the first portion of the at least two partitions includes the plurality of apertures and connects to a second portion of the partition at the edge, the second portion inclined downward from the edge to the front for redirecting the fluids passing through the plurality of apertures to the back of the sheet, the plurality of apertures being at least partially offset in alignment and arranged to collect water. 18. The method as claimed in claim 17 further providing a sheet connected to a drainage panel, the interconnected sheet and drainage panel assembly draining fluids from the front of the sheet to the back of the sheet. 19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the plurality of apertures provide a passageway for the circulation of air.