The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:44 pm**

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 ???

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:23 pm**

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.

Posted: **Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:11 am**

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.

The Brew Cabin

Engineering bricks - Bricklaying