I have a number of drill holes in external brick work where a fixture was installed. I have removed Rawlplugs - so just nice round holes. I'd like to fill them in as inconspicuously as possible. I've thought of drilling/grinding a brick, saving the brick dust, and mixing with filler or even something else - it's just a decorative repair no strength needed.
Anyone ever done this - does it work, alternatives??
fixture
I did a similar thing on the face of my 1903 Edwardian house that has 'red rubber' bricks. I ground up a bit of brick, mixed with neat pva and applied it. Not perfect but better than not doing it.
AWEM
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:41:30 +0000, mike mused:
I've done it around cables that I've passed through bricks, just fill the hole with clear silicone then blow from a piece of card some matching brick dust.
The contractors who did my wall ties drilled 3/4" holes every few bricks across the whole of my outside walls. They kept the dust,.mixed it with epoxy resin and used that to both fill the holes and bond in the outer end of the new ties. There are one or two that don't match completely, but the majority are invisible.
Colin Bignell
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