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We had a heavy wind blown rain up against the brick last night and the sill area is quit wet this morning so I do believe my cause was moisture and lack of weep holes. I have a brick contractor coming today to check it out so I will update what he has to say. Thanks again everyone.

Actually there is about an inch or so of foundation exposed on the inside walls behind the bricked areas. Just got home and looked.

A couple more pictures of what I have.

Not on the walls where there is brick. I have a brick ledge on the outside though.

This is wood framed with brick siding that goes only a few rows up above the doors and as far as the inside is concerned I don't see any visible damage on the inside of the garage although the inside is covered with osb. The structure above is just attic space above the garage.

Sorry my bad I couldn't make the picture any bigger but anyway it extends upwards to the right from about six inches from the right edge of the opening.

Hopefully this picture will show the stair step crack better.

There is a stair step crack in the mortar above the center section. Its hard to see from the picture. This all started two years ago after the harsh winter here in Illinois could heaving cause that? I don't see any other signs of heaving or settling.

I'm not much on brickwork terms but could you explain what the canted brickwork means? What would cause that? thanks

Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone can tell from my photo's what I might have going on. The cracks started a couple of years ago and have gotten worse over time. I don't believe the foundation settled and feel it could be an issue maybe with the lintel. Is this something a bricklayer...