I have a problem, our fireplace appears to be very slowly sinking away from the house. At the base of the fireplace everything lines up but at six feet the bricks have moved away from the house by around an inch. This has taken over twenty years but I'm concerned that I'm noticing it more so it may be moving faster. We don't use the fireplace for fire, I've sealed off the chimney and we have an electric heater in there for when it gets cold so it's not a fire hazard.

My question to you folks is; who do I call? If the base of the brickwork is sinking then who and how can it be returned to being upright?

Any ideas?

Thanks!

#HomeRepair #Construction #Repair

Montreal’s Big O gets a 50th birthday facelift
Montreal's Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof, the latest round of spending for the Big O.
#construction #renovation #Montreal #Sports #Business
https://globalnews.ca/news/11607643/montreals-big-o-gets-a-50th-birthday-facelift/
I often praise Jersey City because they are doing so much right in a region famous for getting it wrong. Still they have their challenges as this article notes. Most crucially they have been alone working to reduce displacement. I am hopeful that NYC finally waking up may turn the tide some. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/nyregion/jersey-city-housing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DVA.SKh3.Q0S1GKZjdKI7&smid=nytcore-ios-share #GiftArticle #JerseyCity #housing #zoning #NYC #InclusionaryZoning #shortage #displacement #homelessness #inflation #construction #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh
A Housing Boom Transformed This City. Mamdani Is Taking Notes.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is eyeing Jersey City, N.J., for ideas as he looks to address New York’s housing crisis. For residents, the surge in development has been a mixed blessing.

The New York Times
Montreal’s Big O gets a 50th birthday facelift
Montreal's Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof, the latest round of spending for the Big O.
#construction #renovation #Montreal #Sports #Business
https://globalnews.ca/news/11607643/montreals-big-o-gets-a-50th-birthday-facelift/

That is one big lasagne that was cooked on the job site.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZirJ3oxPOCo

#Food #Lasagne #Construction

Making A Massive Pan Of Lasagna With Construction Tools

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I'm no building expert, but I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to be able to pull walls apart by hand that easily.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vnVHl39WpDE

#HomeInspection #Construction

Hide-A-Key New Build Upgrades...

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The World Is Studded With Artificial Mountains
They’re fake, but they can be spectacular (and hazardous).
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/artificial-mountains-slag-heaps-concrete <-- shared article
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[As I was reading this article I was thinking about Rome’s Monte Testaccio, an “artificial mound[s] in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae [mainly for imported olive oil] dating from the time of the Roman Empire…”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Testaccio]
#topography #artificalgeography #fakemountains #spoilheap #slag #slagheap #AncientRome #industry #landscape #manmade #mountains #manufacturing #construction #mining #cement #steel #history #concrete #clinker #repurposing #geology #environment #water #reclaimed #global
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