How to repair this brick?

[arambol]

The bolt to the window security bars sinks into the brick in the picture but the hole in the brick has worn away and it's not a secure fit.

I think the brick runs under the patio door frame so it's probably not a good idea to try and remove the brick and replace it?

I was thinking it may be possible to fill the hole in the brick with cement and then re drill the hole. I could then paint the cement to match the colour of the brick.

Would this work? Any better suggestions?

Many thanks

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• arambol
• 26 Jun 2012
• 1

 

[ladylola]

Set a piece of tube in there rather than trying to drill it out after and either grout it with cement or use a resin.

 

[foxhole]

Should have a square metal plate fixed over hole with
hole in it for bolt, secure with four fixing into brickwork, bolt should not be secured in a hole , even with a tube it's likely to break out again.Something like this.
http://www.mutualhardware.com/Theat...s,-Bolt-Plates-Corners/Square-Hole-Bolt-Plate

 

[crank39]

Good shout lola, i was thinking the exact same while reading the OP

 

[kirkgas]

my gate is similar but on the wall i have a flat metal plate with a hole in it for the bolt to go through into the brick, the fixings on the plate spread the load, its about 70mm x 70mm x 5mm and is a very neat finish

 

[RF Lighting]

You could probably chem-fix a stud into the hole. That'll give you as good a fixing as you're ever going to get in those bricks.