Brick repair ?

It isn't load bearing so just epoxy the bits that fell off back into position with a trace of brick dust in the epoxy to hide the dark line of the glue.

Oh dear what a tragedy

PVA probably isn?t weather proof.

If you?ve got the corner, external no more nails or epoxy.

Failing that, epoxy and brick dust but try on a spare brick first.

I?ve glued a roof tile while waiting for a replacement, it is on a bit of a chimney breast. It is still there- years later, the replacement is waiting to be used ! No more nails is amazing stuff. True the tile isn?t on a roof, it is in a sheltered position at the side of the house on the wall on the chimney slope.

It's not that difficult IME. However you do need to be able to find a replacement brick that matches.

Have you got the bit that broke off?

How fussy are you?

If the answers are "no", and "very", then get the window installer to get it fixed! :-)

Leave it alone and it will weather and you won't notice it.

Bill

Can't see it working with a brick unless it is a very unusual brick, too hard to make what look like a brick that way.

If you still have the piece that broke off you may well be able to epoxy it back on again and fill any crack with paste of the same color as the brick.

I don't have the bits ... the window installer must have swept them up. hence looking for way to 'build back up

Thankyou for your useful input.

If I forced issue to get them to fix, would mean cutting out brick, make too much mess. I built the place so just an annoyance I know its broken, maybe I'll cut corner off another brick and see if I can graft on.

Nothing a broom would not fix :-)

I use an Armeg SDS brick removal chisel in my drill, which can take out mortar lines to full depth very easily:

Yup that might work... if you cut the corner with and angle grinder, and collect the brick dust, you can then fix the corner back on with some clear silicone, push it into position and carefully scrape away any excess silicone leaving a bead flush with the brick surface. Now throw the collected dust at it so that it sticks to the surface. Leave it to dry and then brush off, you will hopefully have disguised the joint.

Assuming you can find a matching brick - reclaim yard, perhaps - I'd say it easier to change the entire thing. Drill out the mortar with a masonry drill.

This is not going to be a colour match, but there are some caulks that come with "granules" mixed with them, which provide some protection for the material, from the sun. This is likely to dry to a gray colouring, with a finish like sand paper (rough, take the skin off).

I've filled some cracks in the foundation wall, with a similar material, and it hasn't fallen out.

Once you open a tube of that stuff, it will harden by next year. Don't count on it for "repairs, years later".

It should at least be repaired well enough, to seal the brick.

Paul

Its damage to new trim & seal a broom won't fix.

I don't want that mess ..... agree easy to cut a brick out .... but just had new windows fitted, the broken brick goes into reveal and all new trim & sealing would be impacted by cutting out the brick .... hence I want to repair not replace.

Mortar also would not match in colour.

Might be my approach.

Having just had a brand new window fitted and its all be sealed up, new trim,s etc, don't want to go gutting a brick out and possibly making it look a mess.

A real First World problem.

Bill