On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:21:03 +0000 (UTC), someone wrote:
Did they put in a footing?

Yes.
What this has to do with my question I do not know.

Maybe he was hoping that in a few years the entire thing would have
fallen down (thus creating perhaps an even worse mess). Dim, you've
been out here long enough to know that these threads often take on a
direction of their own.

The basic method is to strike off the excess with a hammer & chisel.
Don't grind any more than you have to, after you see what comes off
with the whammer.

How high is the wall, and did they work from your side of the line
also? One scenario is that, working from one side only, the mason can
reach over and strike the joints on the opposite side easily when the
wall is low. As it gets higher he cannot reach (without more
scaffolding). Don't have enough detail on your situation to know if
this might be the reason.

-v.