Replacing bricks in wall

[Rover7895]

Last week I knocked a wall down that was joining the house to my garage as it was old and dangerous.
I started from the garage and found this had just been secured with mortar, but when I got to the house, it not only had been mortared but they had built five brick sections sideways to make the wall more secure.
My question is.. how do I get the rest of these bricks out and replace them with some I've saved?

[dewaltdisney]

The hard way is a Bolster chisel and club hammer, the easier way is with an SDS chisel drill like thishttps://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb653sds-5-9k ... 240v/6846h The chisel action will soon chop those keyed bricks out to allow you to mortar in whole ones to make it cosmetically right.

DWD

[Rover7895]

Thank you for the reply DWD. I have an SDS hammer drill so I'll go get the chisel set now. Guess it needs to be on hammer setting?
In regards to the mortar, would that Bostik Cementone stuff work for this?

[dewaltdisney]

You need a drill with a rotastop to get the chisel hammer action without the bit spinning. Cementone is a plasticiser that makes the mortar smooth and easier to work. It is a bit of a fiddle getting the bricks to lay evenly in a replacement opening like this and a combination of laying a bed for the bottom and buttering the other sides and top may still require a bit of pushing in of mortar to fil the voids before you point the joints to match. Wet the bricks first so they do not suck all the water out of the mortar and weaken it.

DWD

[wine~o]

Ready mixed mortar always seems to be a darkish grey colour so I would avoid. You'll want to mix your own to get as close as possible to your existing mortar.