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• Stair-step cracks in brick or concrete block foundation walls. • Leaning, tilting chimneys. • Cracks around doors and windows. • Jamming, sticking doors and windows.

4. Stair-Step Cracks. Exactly what they sound like, these cracks look like stair-steps and are most typically found in brick walls or concrete block foundations.

A. Poured concrete and concrete block are the two foundation types that dominate the residential construction industry here in the USA. I’ve built buildings using both materials.

If you are just adding one row of concrete block to the stone foundation, cut pieces of ½-inch steel rebar about 11 inches long. Use a 4-pound hammer to tap the rods into the drilled hole.