Replacing bricks - Sunken beamish cobble

[seanxb]

I have recently had a driveway put down and over the course of the following weeks a few of the cobbles have been replaced where we have spotted faults.

However, since they have been replaced (only approx. 3-4) they have sunk by a good 8-10mm. I am guessing that this is due to insufficient support underneath and more sand will be required to level them out.

I don't want to go the the hassle of bothering the builder again but I don't have a clue how to remove a single cobble from the middle of a row, without starting at one end and lifting them all.

Is there an easy way to do this or should I persist and get the builder to fix the problem?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thankyou.

[Stuarty]

I use 2 trowels to try and gently lever them out bit by bit, im sure this is covered on the main site also.

[seanxb]

Wouldn't this damage or mark the adjacent bricks?

Are there any other techniques?

[seanxb]

My apologies, I have found the section relating to repairs and the removal of individual bricks. Should have opened my eyes a little more before posting!

Will however be coming back to this site for future projects, some excellent info. and advice here.