Repair damaged brick

TheCyclingProgrammer

Before we had our garden re-done the corner of our rear porch was buried by damp soil in a flower bed and most of the face of two bricks has disintegrated. The bed is now gone but the damaged bricks remain.

Is this repairable and if so what’s the best option? Brick slips? Dyed mortar? Or is replacing the only option? It’s directly below the DPC. If we needed it replaced how much should we be looking at paying?

Thanks.

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Doozergirl

Replace. They should be engineering bricks, preferably.

Cost per brick is negligible. It could be a DIY thing if you're brave enough.

EachPenny

Doozergirl wrote: »

Replace. They should be engineering bricks, preferably.

Cost per brick is negligible. It could be a DIY thing if you're brave enough.

Agreed.

The hardest part is usually getting the old brick out without doing additional damage to the surrounding ones, but you have a bit of an advantage that it is a corner with access on two sides. However, the gutter downpipe will complicate things a bit. (and needs a new bracket by the look of it )

Warwick_Hunt

Chop them out and replace. You'll get change from £1 buying two new bricks, then all you need is a bit of sand and cement.