I've been in a home for one year now, that was built 8 years ago. The garage has a brick gable, with a window in the middle, above it. It appear that the lentil that the building company put in is not strong enough to support all of that weight and is starting to sag in the middle which has caused the brick above it to start separating (one large verticle crack from the window and growing larger as it moves down to the lentil. My QUESTION is, what is the best and cheapest repair for this. I've had a range of recommended fixes from taking all of the bricks out and replacing the lentil, to putting in lagger(?) bolts and tuck points(?). Is the latter option just a short term fix? Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Daniel
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16 years ago