DIY brick repair (1 Viewer)

[mr. furley]

getting ready to sell our house, front porch is brick. two of the corner bricks have eroded fairly substantially in the last few years. they've been buried behind bushes, which we finally tore out this spring.

the bricks are positioned immediately under the porch deck, on opposite corners. i don't think we can just leave them as is. something has to be done to repair them but i'd rather not call out a mason for two bricks.

curious how easy it is to.... re-face? them?  do they have to be pulled out somehow and replaced?

 

[otb_lifer]

might be easier/more aesthetically pleasing to just shave remaining brix down to match those two - the design kids call it the "distressed" look 

 

[mr. furley]

might be easier/more aesthetically pleasing to just shave remaining brix down to match those two - the design kids call it the "distressed" look 

my porch would fall down if i did that

 

[otb_lifer]

my porch would fall down if i did that

have you looked into moats? 

 

[Foosball God]

Can you find a matching brick anywhere?

 

[MarvinTScamper]

getting ready to sell our house, front porch is brick. two of the corner bricks have eroded fairly substantially in the last few years. they've been buried behind bushes, which we finally tore out this spring.

the bricks are positioned immediately under the porch deck, on opposite corners. i don't think we can just leave them as is. something has to be done to repair them but i'd rather not call out a mason for two bricks.

curious how easy it is to.... re-face? them?  do they have to be pulled out somehow and replaced?

refacing would definitely incur much more cost than replacing.   I was a stone mason in the Army....I don't think this is hard, but somewhat dependent on the entire situation

pics?

 

[CletiusMaximus]

@Kafka

 

[Fat Nick]

I have no clue if this would actually work, but it might be worth trying...If it's not huge chunks, get some of the masonry repair stuff from the local hardware store.  Something like THIS.  I've used it to repair patches in concrete and it worked really well.  You might be able to use it to build the section back out, maybe with the help of some wood as a guide as it cures...Then, maybe either rub some brick dust on it to color it, or even just give it a touch of brick colored paint.  It's NOT the best way, but it might be enough to sort of say, "I know this brick is cracked, it's not structural, and I addressed it."

 

[Ignoramus]

Replacing a brick is not a very difficult job. Put on safety glasses. Chisel out the mortar around the brick, clean the hole, mix up some mortar and set the replacement brick.

 

[RokNRole]

If the goal is to reduce the value of the house then go for it

 

[mr. furley]

pics?

tomorrow, probably. at work now, out for the night after.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Replacing a brick is not a very difficult job. Put on safety glasses. Chisel out the mortar around the brick, clean the hole, mix up some mortar and set the replacement brick.

Yeah, well...you suck at Jenga, so there's that. 

 

[El Floppo]

ok... [rolls up sleeves]... what do you want to know?

 

[mr. furley]

ok... [rolls up sleeves]... what do you want to know?

can i print a reasonable brick facsimile in autoCAD that would function well enough to perform as an inspection passer?

 

[El Floppo]

can i print a reasonable brick facsimile in autoCAD that would function well enough to perform as an inspection passer?

maybe

 

[mr. furley]

maybe

i know i haven't met you, and this is crazy but here's my user id. PM me, maybe?

 

[El Floppo]

i know i haven't met you, and this is crazy but here's my user id. PM me, maybe?

yeah. now that's stuck in my head. no scarfy help for you.