Damaged bricks under render skirt

[MDHysteria]

My Edwardian semi had a render skirt, which was falling apart. As part of some other works, I decided to remove the render as it was in such a state. This was started on the right side of the front door and the bricks were in pretty good nick. However, on the other side, they are in a bit of a state; different colours, damaged and not in great shape.

In order to make this look good again, I seem to have a couple of options
1. re-render in the same area that it was previously done. I am not keen to do this, as I don't think it looks good having such a high render skirt.
2. Repair the damage. I am tempted to have the bricks ground down and apply the closest matching brick slips. Alternatively, could the bricks be removed individually and replaced? Turning them around isn't really going to work given the different colours.

I'd welcome any advice or guidance on what would be the optimal solution!

https://brickslips.co.uk/olde-victorian-red-blend-brick-slips/8-olde-victorian-red-blend-brick-slips.html

 

[Wayners]

Look up information on spalled bricks

 

[noseall]

I'd welcome any advice or guidance on what would be the optimal solution!

Ideally you'd replace them with an engineering brick, probably either a solid blue or solid red. I say solid because they are easier to 'feed' in when having to slot between courses rather than just lay. Your issue is the obtuse angle brick specials and how you deal with that? Do you access to a brick cutting service?

Regardless, it's going to be a thankless expensive task, that not many builders are going to volunteer to do.

 

[ToolboxTalks]

Brick slips might look okay, but it is an extra layer that could cause issues later. Maybe a compromise would be to just clean up the bricks as best you can and then see what a low-level plinth render looks like, not a full skirt. It would protect the base and still show more of your original brickwork.