How to fill in hole in external wall

spr0ut · Post by **spr0ut** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:28 am

We had a new toilet fitted this week and the waste pipe needed adjusting. As a result, the old wast pipe is redundant but still in the wall. We therefore have a hole on the inside (which I can just fill with pollyfilla before decorating) and a hold on the outside brick wall.

Once I've removed the pipe, what is best to fill in the brick hole?

ayjay · Post by **ayjay** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:55 am

If you have any matching bricks, chop out the old one (stitch drill the joint and then use a plugging chisel) and replace.

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:00 am

If not a load of cement (and sand etc)

spr0ut · Post by **spr0ut** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:13 am

ayjay wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:55 am If you have any matching bricks, chop out the old one (stitch drill the joint and then use a plugging chisel) and replace.

I don't unfortunately. Didn't know if there was just a simple filler to use? Should I try and fill the whole gap all the way through, or just at each end?

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:24 am

You can buy a small bag of mortar mix which will give you some cement to fill the hole. You can rub some brick dust on the surface as it is setting to disguise it a bit.

DWD