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Paving bricks vs. Wall bricks. Use them both?


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I have a pile of paving bricks and wondered if they could be used for a Garden wall. Would make it double skin with the  inner wall being paving bricks and the outer (outside facing) wall being reclaimed victorian  red brick. I have them around from dismantling the old building but not enough to do the entire wall with them.

Any disadvantages using pavings bricks?

any problems?

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26 minutes ago, Patrick said:

OK. Understand. Only that the reclaimed red bricks from the old house got none either

The bricks from the chimney breast in the bungalow I dismantled didn't have frogs and they lasted ninety odd years and the chap who took them on Freegle used them for a garden wall.

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20 hours ago, Patrick said:

@Mr Punter

What's the advantage over cement mortar? I'm comfortable mixing that but never used lime.

 

Softer - the mortar should be softer than the brick - more environmentally friendly, better colour / weathers better, traditional / heritage, possibility of reusing bricks.  Makes the mix workable.

 

You could use 1:2:9 cement:lime:sand.

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