My girlfriend wants me to add an outside faucet in her back yard that will require a 1" hole through the brick foundation. There is an adequate crawl space for me to work and it looks like I'm about to get an education in working with PEX. But before I tackle that, I need to punch through the brick. To that end, I bought a 1" Bosch masonry drill bit that I intend to use with a 18 volt Milwaukee hammer drill.
I've read conflicting statements concerning *where* to drill: should I try for between the bricks in the mortar line or just center a single brick? It seems that I would potentially damage as many as four bricks if things don't go well drilling in the mortar joints. Brick and masonry obviously isn't one of my skill sets.
Your thoughts?