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Gatorback Mortarboards.

Because Plywood is for Carpenters.

Waste Less Time and Mortar.

Water Resistant Board Maintains Mortar Consistency.

Gatorback mortarboards increase the workability of mortar by as much as 30 minutes, reducing time and material waste of frequent retempering and "shaking up" mortar.

Super Heavy Duty Board is Nearly Indestructible.

Super-tough UV treated polymer holds up to 150 lbs of material with little flex and is nearly indestructible. Clean it with a hammer, a power hose, or chemical brick cleaners.

Integrated Handle with Lightweight Portability.

Handle is positioned to enable masons and tenders to carry 4-5 Mortarboards at their sides, vertically, in an ergonomically correct method. Each board weighs just 5.5 pounds and is less than 1 inch thick.

Made in the USA.

Gatorback contributes to masonry tech schools, Skillsusa; MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge for apprentice-level as well as partner with instructors who encourage masonry students to learn the added value of safe, quality tools.

Gatorback Tools are the official mortarboards used in masonry competitions.

DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE

Stop wasting time and mortar! GATORBACK mortarboard’s patent-pending design, specialized polymer material and impervious surface significantly extend the workability of mortar and increase daily production. GATORBACKs reduce the time masons and laborers waste on retempering mortar. What’s more, GATORBACKs greatly decrease the amount of mortar, especially colored mortar, discarded every day from rapid drying and setting. The smooth, water-repellent, perma-contour surface allows a mason to maintain a consistent, natural range of motion to avoid wasted movements that detract from their daily production. Now contractors can control these hidden costs that continuously decrease productivity and profitability.

MANUFACTURED FOR DURABILITY

A good mortarboard must be tough. GATORBACKs are made from a hybrid blend of impact resistant, UV protected polymer materials to withstand the worst abuse in both hot and cold temperatures. When used with standard steel mortarboard stands or placed between CMUs, GATORBACKs are tested to hold 200 pounds of mortar while flexing less than 2 inches.

ENGINEERED FOR PORTABILITY & SAFETY

GATORBACKs are specifically engineered to reduce the chance of injury and strain common with masons and laborers. The integrated handle is specifically positioned to enable masons and laborers to carry GATORBACKs at their sides in a vertical, ergonomically correct manner, not perpendicular to their torso. With GATORBACKs weighing only 5.5 pounds and 0.75 inches thick, a mason or laborer can easily transport up to 8-10 GATORBACKs at one time (4-5 per hand) without back strain or wrist stress. Masons like the contoured smooth surface because it reduces the wear & tear of shoulders, elbows and wrists caused when their trowel snags an edge or divot common with wood boards.

MASONRY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mason contractors across the U.S., Canada and Europe will attest to the fact that GATORBACK mortarboards have increased their productivity and profitability. Significant research, development and material selection went into the design, strength and performance of this essential working tool giving masonry tradesmen the best equipment to get the job done. Mason contactors thrive when new technology and innovation improves their efficiency, GATORBACKS are proven to do that, EVERY DAY!

Give your masons Gatorback Mortarboards and they’ll both make you money all day! Throw away your plywood boards that suck the water from mortar and decrease your mason’s productivity. Gatorbacks keep mortar workable and consistent to decrease mortar retempering time and waste.

Try a Gatorback! Pound for pound it’s the lightest, most durable mortarboard that won’t splinter or chip and lasts 3-5 times longer than wood boards and doesn't transfer heat like steel boards.

No matter how long a plywood mortar board is used and covered in layers of dried mortar, it will always leech moisture out of your mixture until it needs to be retempered. Gatorbacks keep moisture where it belongs—in your mortar—which keeps your crew busy installing units not wasting time, “shaking up” mortar.

Made of a lightweight, impact and UV resistant polymer that won't conduct heat like steel pans and is nearly indestructible
Water resistant, contour surface is designed to keep mortar and stucco at optimal workability and consistency
Reinforced integrated handles for easy transportation
Reinforced ribbing enables Gatorback mortarboards to hold up to 150lbs of material with little flex

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Why Gatorback Mortarboards?

Gatorback Mortarboards are made in the USA.

Here's four more reasons to take a closer look:

1. Water Resistant, Contoured Surface

Impervious, Perma-Contour surface will not absorb water from mortar which increases boardlife and reduces the time and material wasted on retempering or discarding stiffened mortar. Gatorbacks ensure only good, workable mortar is used for higher production.

2. Engineered, Polymer Construction

Made of specialized lightweight, impact and UV resistant polymer materials, Gatorback mortarboards are tested to take the daily abuse of trowels, shovels, and hammers in both hot and cold climates. They are not affected by muriatic acids. (see video below)

3. Integrated Handle

1.25” X 6” handle allows a mason or laborer to easily and safely carry multiple mortarboards for fast and efficient setup times. The handle makes daily job site clean up easy.

4. Reinforced Ribbing

Rib structure enables Gatorback mortarboards to hold as much as 150 pounds of material without flexing more than an inch. Due to their rigidity and strength, Gatorbacks work with steel stands, scaffold plank or masonry units without warping or denting like wood or steel mortarboards.

This thing is Heavy. Duty.

See For Yourself:

Gatorback Mortarboards GBK10 - Water Resistant Masonry Mortar Boards Marshalltown