Filling Holes In Exterior Brick Walls

Wait until the next day before filling the joints.

Filling holes in exterior brick walls.

The acrylic paint last years in the tube unlike coloured sealants fillers. A bit fussy but gives a great finish and colour that doesn t wear. Weep holes in brick can be found on virtually all houses with this siding regardless of the home s age. Homeowners drill holes in brick walls for a variety of reasons including running cable electrical wires or pipes through the wall.

Step 4 mix the mortar photo by allison dinner. Make up a some mortar and chuck a small amount of it in the hole so it coats the back and sides of the hole. Take your off cut brick and coat it with the mortar as well and the fit it inside the hole. However i also mix in a little acrylic colour i ve bought that s a good match to the brick.

Mist the brick again. Seal gaps around water sewer and gas pipes that pass through brick walls to prevent conditioned air from escaping as well as unwanted pests from entering. Learn the reason behind the design here. How to seal pipe holes in a brick wall.

Just to confirm pino79 take a small piece of brick slightly smaller the the hole and make sure it does not protrude from the wall. For the exterior i either use sealant or external grade filler that won t crack shrink for slightly larger holes.