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Bricks. frog up or down?

woody7777
woody7777 Posts: 67 Forumite
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I can not find conclusive answers anywhere. When building a brick wall, should bricks be laid with their frogs up or down?

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  • shiraz99
    shiraz99 Posts: 1,997 Forumite
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    Lay with the frog facing up so that a full bed of mortar can be laid.
  • FreeBear
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    edited 21 May 2022 at 3:32PM
    Frog down, and you risk trapping pockets of air and reduce the load bearing capacity of the wall. Always frog up to ensure it is filled with mortar.

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  • stuart45
    stuart45 Posts: 5,216 Forumite
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    Frog up in the UK, Frog down in the USA. A lot of subbies here used to lay frog down for speed.
  • casper_gutman
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    I wonder if one limited exception might be the top course of bricks on a boundary wall? It always looks terrible to me when I can see the frogs on top of a garden wall!
  • stuart45
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    The top course should be frog down in this case. Other methods are often a brick on edge or soldier course.
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