Sanding down edge of one external brick

[Longshanks]

Hi

I fitted a cover to hide some ugly aerial and Sky cables on front external wall. Looks ok, but at one point, the edge of a brick is sticking out, so that the cover isn’t flush against the wall. I don’t want to buy expensive kit for this, so wondering if there was a cheaper workaround?

Thanks

 

[jacko555]

Bit of mastic/silicone?

 

[Longshanks]

Thanks. Would look a million times between if I could just level off the edge of the one brick.

 

[noseall]

if I could just level off the edge of the one brick.

 

[Longshanks]

Disc grinder then.

 

[noseall]

Disc grinder then.

...and it will look a reet mess after.

 

[Longshanks]

Reet champion, reet grand lad. Photos of offending brick. Such a shame eh?

 

[noseall]

Reet champion, reet grand lad. Photos of offending brick. Such a shame eh?
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Not the prettiest brick (London Cotswold) but will look a reet dogs erse if you take a grinder to it. You will also lose the weathering face of the brick.

 

[opps]

I too would use an angle grinder but try a grinding disk

https://www.toolstation.com/tungsten-carbide-grinding-disc/p48626

It looks as though you only need to remove the lowest 2mm of the brick

 

[Longshanks]

Thanks both

Appen I’ve got an angle grinder, but might just let sleeping dogs lie.

 

[JohnD]

you could shave the plastic back. Or mould it with a hot soldering iron.

or, better, don't look at it. Nobody else will.

 

[Longshanks]

you could shave the plastic back. Or mould it with a hot soldering iron.

or, better, don't look at it. Nobody else will.

Thanks

 

[23vc]

Gently nibble a bit of the brick corner off with a hammer and chisel/flat screwdriver/sacrificial old wood chisel

 

[Longshanks]

Gently nibble a bit of the brick corner off with a hammer and chisel/flat screwdriver/sacrificial old wood chisel

Thanks. Might give that a whirl.