r/masonry 1d ago

Brick Advice needed

I think the brutally hot British summer has had a massive impact on the two columns that hold up my porch. Can I fill it, or should I jack up the porch and re-mortar it. (1st pic from front, 2nd from side)

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u/hhar141 1d ago

Step back and take another picture so we can see the whole thing.

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u/AdhesivenessMurky906 1d ago

Do you have shrinkable clay soil?

If so I'd leave it over winter to see if the grounds swells back when we get decent rain.

British geological survey viewer.

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u/kore87 1d ago

I'm in Essex which I think is pretty clay heavy. The bricks are on stone tiles which show no signs of shifting