Our home is pier and beam. We were told by a foundation repair company that the exterior brick sits on a concrete ledge. In some places there are large gaps where bricks and mortar have separated. Do we need foundation work to repair this or a brick layer?

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]I have a eight year old two storey house, with the first storey built about4 feet off the ground. I will divide my exterior walls, starting from thebasement floor and ending with the roof top, into 3 sections based on changesin materials. The 1st section is 8 inch thick poured concrete foundation thatis 91 inches high. The 2nd section is brick veneer on the exterior and cinderblockon the interior that is 12 inches high. The 3rd section is brick veneer on theexterior and wood framing on the interior up to the roof. On the exterior viewof the house the poured concrete foundation extends roughly 6 inches abovegrade. Also on the exterior there are weeps set into the 5th row of the brickveneer, which is inline with the bottom of the third section of wall. Insidethe weeps it looks like the proper foundation flashing is installed between the4th and 5th rows. The 2nd wall section, the 12 inch section that is brickveneer and cinderblock, which is also below the weeps, does not have weeps. The problem I am having is that during a strong wind rain storm, there is waterseeping in through the second section of exterior wall. Water does not seep induring a normal rain storm that has little to now wind. I had a brick layer friend explain to me that since brick veneer is notwaterproof. That during a strong wind rain storm the brick can become saturatedand water will pass through the brick veneer into the cavity between theexterior brick veneer and the interior structure. And since the 12 inch sectiondoes not have weeps, and is only cinderblock on the interior, which is evenmore porous than brick veneer, this is why you are getting water coming induring a strong wind rain storm. His solution is to remove the bottom three rows of brick veneer, tar thecinderblock section, and install a foundation flashing down to the pouredconcrete and then re-install the bottom three rows with weeps on the bottomrow. I was thinking the better solution would be to remove the bottom 5 or 6 rows ofbrick veneer, including the current flashing. Install proper weather sheathingto the cinderblock and and install foundation flashing down to the pouredconcrete and then re-install the 5 or 6 rows of brick veneer with weeps on thebottom row. 1. Of the two, which is the better solution? Or is there a better solution? 2. I am very worried about removing the bottom rows of brick. Wont the brick that is above, that would be floating because the bottom rows are removed, fall down/over. 3. What about a brick sealant like Thompons water seal?[ATTACH]5083[/ATTACH][ATTACH]5084[/ATTACH][ATTACH]5085[/ATTACH][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT]