bricks with frog

[Coaster]

Hello all,
I am replacing the odd brick in my house..
When cementing the new one in, do I have to fill the frog with cement?
thanks 4 any help

 

[noseall]

Yes, you should.

Frog bricks should be laid frog up.

Not all are laid this way as piecework brickies will lay them the easier (quicker) way, i.e. frog down.

A wall built with bricks frog up is stronger than a wall built with bricks frog down.

 

[Chukka63]

doing what youre doing then filling the frog prior to laying makes full filling the top joint so much easier.

 

[masona]

With solid or perforated bricks, the orientation of the brick doesn't matter, but with frogged bricks, the frog should always be laid uppermost. This ensures that the loading of the wall is evenly spread across its width, rather than being concentrated onto the edges, and that there are no voids within the brickwork that could be weak spots.
Frogged or perforated brickwork should always be covered over if left unfinished for any period when rain is about, to prevent the frogs or perforations filling with water which would make a mess of the bed mortar when bricklaying resumes.

 

[Coaster]

thanks for the help lads!