Sometimes, a damaged brick doesn’t need to be replaced outright. Brick patch repair is a solution offered by Masonry Dr for bricks affected with chipping, surface cracks, holes and loose grout. These issues are often more cosmetic than they are functional in their damage, but when left to grow worse over time the damage can extend to the structure itself. That’s why you need to reach out to a professional mason to repair bricks that are showing signs of damage as soon as you can.
At Masonry Dr, we provide brick patch work using two different mediums:
- A mixture of mortar and brick dust (for coloring)
- A silicone-based caulk
Both processes involve the brick being cleaned and scrubbed with a wire brush to remove all grime and debris that could negatively impact the end result. A clean slate is always the best for beautiful and durable results.
Brick Patch Repair with Mortar
When your professional mason decides that mortar is the right solution for your brick patch repair needs, the mortar is mixed with brick dust to attain a more true-to-life color that matches the existing brick. This helps in preventing the mixture from making your brick patch stand out against the rest of the wall.
From there, the mixture is applied to the damaged brick. A little bit of excess is applied as well. This excess is then spread across the surface of the brick using a trowel. This creates a smooth, uniform color. As a finishing touch and to guarantee a uniform texture as well, a second brick is pressed against the damp mortar-brick dust mixture until it adopts the texture of the second brick.
Brick Patch Repair with Silicone
There is very little difference in the process of repairing a brick with silicone caulk over mortar. Both times, the brick is cleaned and flushed of debris with an air compressor.
When caulk is used instead of mortar, the result doesn’t tend to be as seamless. The caulk is brick-colored, but it is not likely to be an exact match to the color of your existing brick work. Instead of mixing brick dust into the caulk, we press the brick dust against the caulk using a trowel. This ensures a closer resemblance to the color of your bricks, but it may not be as spot-on as a brick repair made with mortar.
Both of these options are spectacularly beautiful and long-lasting methods of dealing with small damage to exterior bricks. All bricks will become damaged over time, and it’s up to you to get a professional mason in on the case before the damage becomes more apparent. Masonry Dr is dedicated to keeping these small problems from becoming bigger and more expensive issues later on.
Brick patch repair is an easy job for an experienced mason. When you recruit the help of Masonry Dr, we will achieve the most seamless repair possible – and it will hold up against the tests of time.
