Fix the Brick Work Before Sale or Risk Asking Price?

[Radam87]

Hi all

Selling up within 12 months (hopefully sooner rather than later).
Wall and a couple of house bricks got damaged in the previous bad winter and have subsequently been water-damaged too. Worse on neighbour's side.
Had one guy look who said to just replace house bricks and do a bit of pointing and leave the wall.

Any suggestions ?

Cheers

 

[Mottie]

Put a tall pot plant in front of it.

 

[Radam87]

That's what happened when we bought it

 

[Wayners]

Cut out bricks
I covered all surrounding bricks and new bricks with duck tape.
Fitted new bricks and use a few stones to wedge.
Pointed up.
Took about 2 hours.
Left to set for 2 hours.
Removed duck tape
Easy job tbh.

I'd replace bricks. Maybe a days work and worth the effort if selling

 

[^woody^]

Leave it. New work will raise more suspicion than leaving it.

Only deal with long cracking, and even then you will need a person that is able to blend in the new work to make it look 50 years old - and that is different to someone who is crap and just smudges mortar all over the place.

 

[Radam87]

What about the linear splits down two bricks in line with the mortar on the pic?

 

[Mottie]

That's what happened when we bought it

Well that works so there’s your answer!