Repair to a blown brick during tap installation

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Hi,

Just had an outside tap installed and as the drill was coming through it blew out 2cm of brick. Looking to repair this using the following:

- Mortar
- Mortar dye
- Waterproof sealant (once cured)

Basically rebuild up the brick face with a similar coloured mortar to cosmetically repair and then seal for extra protection. I may then install a tap box around the tap to protect it further.

Is there anything inherently wrong with this approach, or anything to be mindful of?

Thanks
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Quite a chunk!
I'd be stitch drilling that out and replacing it.
Cut a slot into the replacement brick so that it slides under the pipe, and poke some mortar or foam in the top hole.
 
I'd be looking to make a bit of a jigsaw repair with the pieces of brick that blew off if possible.
 
Thanks for the replies. @Lower I did consider this but I can’t get the pieces to sit flush. Then when trying to chisel out the pipe hole some of the bits broke so gave up on that attempt!

I think longer term I’ll look to replace the brick. Is the mortar approach going to cause any issues in the short term, or will it just be a bit of a non-permanent fix?
 
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I should add, I’ve since measured and the max depth here is 15mm, max length is 150mm.

Brick is 100mm deep and 210mm across so depth is around 1/6 of the brick.
 

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