On 08/14/2014 05:40 PM, Guv Bob wrote:
I have a 5-foot by 40-ft block wall. A 5-10 feet section at one end is not supported due to ground settling and the mortar has given way. Both pieces are still solid. My concern is that the top portion is not supported and would be more likely to break in a wind or earthquake - or if some fat guy tried to jump over it to get at the apples on the other side. Not mentioning any names. LOL!

First thought was to dig down, jack up the sunken part (or leave it in place), pour concrete underneath, then fill in the cracks. The blocks are an old style and it would be impossible to get new ones close to matching them.

Anyone ever had this happen and can tell how you fixed it?

A sketch is he
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...in/blkwall.gif





I had an old-style cement block pillar for my porch give way...

I hired a mud-jacker to shore it up.


If you can pour cement under there yourself, you should be OK