How to fix holes in internal brick wall? General problems, solutions, information and advice on fixing to walls of all kinds

[sherbolton]

Hi I have just bought a house and we are currently redecorating. We removed the wallpaper to find 2 large and deep circular holes cut out of the brick, I'm thinking they were sockets. How can we fill the hole and patch the plaster?

[welsh brickie]

you can use expanding foam.
Foam the holes dont use to much it expands 30 times the ammount you use,once dried about 3 hours cut the foam back.
Then use PVA glue to prepair the area around the socket and 1 coat plaster to finish