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Replacing a Damaged Brick Video

Structures + Safety

Step 4: Examine the brick

If the back of the cracked brick is solid, then you can use the same brick, turned around, to refill the hole. If the entire brick is damaged, you will need to use a new brick. It can be tricky to find a matching brick, so use the old one if it's in good shape.

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Step 5: Bed the brick

Put a lump of mortar onto the carrying board. Use the trowel to line the bottom of the hole with mortar.
Push some mortar up both sides of the hole.
Push the new or turned around brick into the hole.
Fill in the space between bricks using the trowel and more mortar.

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Step 6: Finishing touches

Let the mortar dry for about ten minutes.
Rub off all the rough edges of mortar so it looks even and smooth.
Once the mortar dries, you'll be left with a new, perfectly matching brick.