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Advice on bricks for an extension

I need to source some London yellow stock bricks.

I have found some without the frog.

The wall is 4m (width) by 3m (height) with block and cavity on the inside.

Is there any structural difference between having the frog or not?

Thanks
"enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb

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  • Furts
    Furts Posts: 4,474 Forumite
    Frog or no frog does not matter.

    No frog is quicker to lay and requires less mortar.

    It could be argued the frog helps with bonding the mortar but for houses this would not matter.

    You just need to be sure your chosen brick meets your requirements for frost resistance and for salts
  • theGrinch
    theGrinch Posts: 3,133 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Many thanks. It was pretty much in line with what I expected, which is good.

    I will be using reclaimed sourced locally from an external wall removal that was 100 years old.
    "enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb
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