Tried buttering the frog upside down on a job in Trotwood and the mortar finally stopped squeezing out

Mason Knight · 2026-10-08T03:45:03.972277+00:00

So I've been laying brick for 11 years and always buttered the frog with the hollow side up, just how I was taught. Last month on a garage footing job in Trotwood I was short on time and flipped the brick so the frog faced down into the mortar bed, and it locked in way faster with almost no squeeze out. I ended up checking my level every 3 courses and the wall stayed dead plumb, which never happens when I'm smearing the top like usual. Anyone else flip their frog down on purpose or was this just a fluke that worked for one wall?

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