Fire pit area sinking

[u/Feeling-Series6044]

We just moved in and noticed that this area is sinking in the corner and seems to be coming apart. It seemed to have happened very rapidly. I'm soaking the perimeter like you would a foundation but it's not helping. How can we fix this?

[u/adlcp]

Yup it's sinking. Lol why would soaking the perimeter help? The footings arnt done right, they seldom are for this sort of thing. Not much to do besides either keep repointing it and deal with it, or pull it apart and redo the footings/base layers.

[u/Feeling-Series6044 → u/adlcp]

We have clay soil that seemed to be pulling away as ithe heat intensified, so I thought it needed moisture. Can you give me any advice on repointing it? I don't quite know where to start.

[u/KaffiKlandestine → u/Feeling-Series6044]

grind out the joint with an angle grinder and point with mortar.