Missing brick in an awkward place

[berty3000]

Hi all,

Not so much a missing brick but one that appears to have been broken in the past and hidden behind an old, now removed, gas pipe, and was full of mud so not noticed until today. I found it when I was blasting dirt off the bricks with a jet wash. Indian sandstone laid along that wall the other day now well set in place. The brick is a couple below DPC. You can see the inner brick skin through the hole but the cavity at that point seems to be full of concrete stuff.

Would you:

A) remove the Indian flag stone in front of the hole, hoping you don't break it or cause any surrounding flags to be pulled up with the mortar (primer on the underside of each flag as well), and then put a half brick in with mortar.

B) leave the flags in place and try to fill the whole with either lime mortar or coarse sand / cement mix.

?

Thanks

 

[23vc]

B. Definitely B.
You should be able to work lots of mortar into it carefully with a couple of trowels.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Get a mortar gun and inject mortar.

 

[berty3000]

Thanks chaps.

Would you go for coarse sand and cement, or lime/cement/sand from ready mix bag? I have both available.

 

[23vc]

I’d go with whatever gives a better colour match after a quick test patch, if you care. Or whichever you want to use up if not

 

[berty3000]

Thanks mate!

 

[23vc]

Although if you use a gun, don’t go coarse. But if troweling either is fine. Use plasticiser/fairy

 

[robinbanks]

I'd put it near the end of the job list and get to it in around 10 years time when all the big stuff has been worked through

 

[berty3000]

Thanks for the feedback, lads. It's put my mind at rest!