Reuse and recycle
Bine suggested that we keep the bricks from the breakthrough so that we can use them for filling the radiator niches. While I’m not sure whether we will - we might want better insulation - but we will certainly need bricks here there and everywhere.
It’s the sort of tip you see in all the building shows but in the heat of the moment (and today that included giving instructions in Ukrainian as well as coordinating the skip) it’s easy to forget. Bine’s advice has already saved us from multiple disasters.