Repairing cracked or damaged brick face using brick filler

Do you have bricks with damaged faces to them, in that they are either cracked, spalled or deteriorated? Read on to find out how you can fix this using our brand new colour matching brick filler, a kit complete with all the items you need to carry out brick repairs. The resin is a two part non shrink, thixotropic masonry repair resin with multi colour tinting powders. It has an initial set time of 10 minutes and full cure is reached in just 4 hours. 

Applications: 

• Cracked brick repair 
• Drill hole filling 
• Spalled brick repair 

Suitable brick colours: 

Full gradient of colours between red, yellow and blue bricks- mix to your exact requirements to ensure a perfect, almost invisible finish. 

Kit contents: 

• x3 Colour pigment pots (red, yellow & black)
• x1 pair of Metoset two part resin (two part to be mixed accordingly)
• x1 Mixing and pointing trowel
• x1 Mixing colour tray palette
• x1 Small touch up applicator

Benefits

• High initial grab
• Rapid strength gain 
• Highly workable and malleable
• UV stable (no sun bleaching or discolouration)

Determining the cause of cracked and broken brickwork

Firstly, it is not enough on it's own to simply patch up the broken brickwork. The method we are going to discuss here is entirely cosmetic and will not provide or restore any structural integrity on it's own. Cracked brickwork can be caused by a wide variety of issues, ranging from subsidence, lintel failure, tree root induced shrinkage and many many more. It is important you get these issues fixed first before proceeding with cosmetic repairs of the brickwork. You can check out the Repair Guides [LINK] section of the website here for help with tackling these issues yourself- or alternatively, if you're looking for someone to do this work for you, get in touch with our sister company via their website at www.jtcstructural.co.uk where they will be happy to help.

What Is Spalling Brickwork?

Spalling brickwork refers to the deterioration of bricks, often appearing as crumbling, flaking, peeling, chipping, or cracking. This process occurs when the outer surface of the brick begins to break down and eventually falls away. While spalling may sometimes be a superficial issue, it’s essential to inspect it promptly to prevent further damage.

Causes of Spalling Brickwork

The primary cause of spalling is moisture. Traditional lime mortar allows moisture to escape between bricks, but when modern cement pointing (such as strap or ribbon pointing) is applied, it traps water inside. This forces moisture to escape through the brick face, accelerating deterioration—especially in older, solid-walled properties that have been improperly repointed.

Older bricks, lacking the protective treatments of modern facing bricks, are more porous and absorb water easily. In freezing conditions, trapped water expands as it turns to ice, causing cracks and further weakening the brick structure.

Other causes of damaged brick faces

Of course, there are a multitude of different reasons brick can be damaged, however the most common ones are noted below. Click the links to see relevant videos of these types of damage being repaired. 

• Cavity wall tie installation - the installation of wall ties often leaves pilot holes in the brickwork that need patching up.
• Cavity wall insulation - these also leave pilot holes in the brickwork that will need patching./
• Structural repairs or upgrades: such as window installations, crack stitch repairs, repointing and so forth that can often unintentionally cause damage to brickwork during the process.

How to repair broken or damaged brick faces

Using Strucsol's colour matching brick repair mortar, with a little time and patience spent to match up the colour to your brickwork, you can make the damage virtually disappear. Don't believe it? See the results below for yourself. 

IMPORTANT: the colour that you mix on the palette will be the colour that it will remain when on the wall- so it is really important to make sure you take the time to match the colour on the palette before applying to the wall. 

Want to see videos of these repairs in action? Click the relevant links below to see them. 

• Cracked/broken brick face repair
• Pilot hole damage repair 
• Concrete patching repair 

Customer reviews

Dave1089, Derby:

"This stuff is great. I had complaints from a customer that a load of their bricks had been damaged during cavity wall tie installation works. They were expecting me to remove and replace all the broken bricks. His face was a picture when he couldn't find them anymore after I'd been at it with this stuff! Thanks again, great service and support."

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