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AJS
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Post: # 7480Post AJS

Hello,

Fantasic site.

I am a budding DIYer and have choosen engineering bricks for it's properties for a garden project. This may be a simple question but when bricklaying engineering bricks (perforated with 3 holes) do all the holes get mortared completley. Some examples I have seen from old wall constructions show complete and void areas within these perforations. Can you help me with the correct code of practice?

Many thanks
Andy ???
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danensis
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Post: # 7491Post danensis

You only need a sausage of mortar down each side of the brick. There's no point filling the holes, unless you get a commission from mortar sales.
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Tony McC
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Post: # 7576Post Tony McC

Some mortar will naturally enter the frogs, but they don't need to be filled: they provide a key for the mortar, that's all.
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