DIY $8 to Fix a Broken Brick Step Simple Quick & Easy repair.

This is how I fixed a broken brick steps for $8. Materials needed mortar mix $6.98 Plus a brick $0.51.

but you will also need some other tools .... Luckily I already had all the tools needed for this job from a previous firepit project. So if you don't have some of the tools then it will cost you a little more. The whole job took me about 1 hour. which I thought was pretty quick.

if I spent more time removing the mortar from the bottom of the broken brick I might have been able to only remove one brick. the mortar was cracked on the other bricks and needed to be repaired as well.

I will have another video that is more detailed and goes over all the tools needed and how to remove mortar that is stuck to the old bricks. This way you can reuse them.

Some tools used in the video
Dewalt Angle Grinder
Diamond Blade 4.5 inch
Dewalt Circular Saw
Diamond Blade 7 inch
S type Mortar

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Thank you

[johnporter]

Easy to follow. i like the fast motion video of the tedious parts of the steps so that the video isn't too long or boring.

[marcello]

I’m a bricklayer for 20+ years and I would never plaster the bricks with mortar to do joints and wash off. Please do not do what this video showed about the grouting of joints it’s not tile and the cement mortar will get in the brick and will never come out. If you need a mason please let me know.

[anthonygiardino]

Good effort bro, a little muratic acid diluted with water will take that residue off, just mix a little stiff next time, they also have grout bags you can buy too, they work great!

[simondalzell]

Fair play for having a go. That's a MESS though I'm afraid.

[MovieMakingMan]

You had a broken brick. What did you replace it with? I hoped to see you repair that brick. I have a paver walkway with about 8 cracked pavers. My plan is to remove the pavers and use some type of adhesive and clamp the two pieces of paver together. Then when they are all repaired I’m going to replace the pavers on the walkway.

I tried to find replacement pavers but the kind I got aren’t being manufactured anymore. I wish I would have bought a dozen extra pavers when I bought the original ones.

What type of adhesive is best to stick two pieces of a paver together?

[jongagnon]

Thank you very much. I had the exact thing happen and was able to make repairs yesterday because of this video.

[doreenbalwantsingh]

I would have broken about an inch off ..put some cement and put it back together....Done !!

[pinkpolojayy]

do you think a grout installation bag could spare you some of the mess?

[saltydawg]

Just FYI, I’d wear that mask while grinding the old mortar off too. Puts a lot of breathable dust in the air.

[russellray]

8$ to fix if you already have the tools to do this.