TESTIMONIALS

On jobsites everyday, significant amounts of time, production, and MONEY are wasted by masons and tenders using wood mortarboards that decrease efficiency and productivity. This is exactly the reason why Gatorback mortarboards were developed. In order to increase the level of productivity and profitability of mason contractors, a smarter, tougher, more user-friendly board was needed.

Gatorback boards vs. wood boards: Under a short period of time, plywood boards will invariably break down and fall apart. What's worse, they literally suck water from mortar. This ultimately kills the workability & boardlife of mortar, which decreases a mason's daily production and creates more work for laborers...all of which affects your bottom line!

Please take a minute to read what masons and the owners of masonry companies are saying about this new, innovative tool.

"TALK ABOUT TOUGH!"

"When our Gatorbacks arrived at the site, some of the masons said, 'they look great, but won't hold up!' So I grabbed one and hit it about 15 times as hard as I could with my 12 oz brick hammer. Now I'm 6'4" and weigh 235, and after giving it all I had, I looked at the board and all I could see was a little nick on the surface.that proved to us they'll last!"

~ Eric Walker, General Superintendent, Walker Masonry, Fayetteville, AR (200 Gatorback boards)

"You can beat them with a hammer to clean them up and they don't splinter and they're easy to clean. I like them because your trowel doesn't dig into the surface, the tenders love them because they're very easy to handle .they're a good deal!"

~ Jeff Goebel, Foreman, Sutter Masonry, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (140 Gatorback boards)

"Thanks for sending me mortarboards as fast as you did! Now that we have these, it looks like it will be the end of plywood boards for me. Thanks!

~ Richard Shutt, Owner, Shutt's Masonry, Webster, WI (10 Gatorback boards)

"WHAT ABOUT MORTAR WORKABILITY & BOARDLIFE?"

"It gets extremely hot here in Phoenix, but I can honestly say we're getting at least 20 additional minutes of boardlife out of our mortar, which is a lot longer boardlife than the steel boards I used before.it just stays fresh longer. We're all very impressed with them...they're the way to go!"

~ Ryan Gray, Foreman, Sutter Masonry, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (140 Gatorback boards)

"Because the water stays on the board and the mud stays tempered longer and more consistent, common sense tells you that increased productivity will come. One thing is for sure; the tenders don't have to work their asses off shaking up the mud. I'm pretty sure we'll be getting more."

~ Marty Gomez, Project Coordinator, R.E. Williams & Sons, Torrance, CA (10 Gatorback boards)

"Just to let you now that I've not heard one complaint from my men concerning the new boards. In fact, they are saying that they really like them. Right now it is very hot, 37C degrees, and they are finding that the mortar is not drying out so fast as when put on wooden mud boards. They are wetting down the mortar and it is staying moist longer. They also like the fact that there is a dip towards the center keeping everything together. They even tried to break one and they couldn't."

~ Deanna Johnson, Owner, D.L. Vers-a-Tile Construction, Prince George,BC (30 Gatorback boards)

"WILL THEY INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCY?"

"When we have a full crew going--there's no rain and we're movin'-- I figure we're saving between $150 to $200 per DAY in labor because our masons and tenders are not wasting nearly as much time retempering mortar, watering down boards or throwing out mud that that has expired. Plus, they're light and easy to move around the job, and the clean up is faster."

~ John Rohland, Owner & Mason, Two Rivers Enterprise, Altoona, WI (20 Gatorback boards)

"One thing is for sure, the mud doesn't set up nearly as fast, and when you don't have time to waste when tempering mortar, it's a big advantage. All the guys like them real well. The bottom line is that they DEFINITELY save labor!"

~ Al Slattery, Owner, Slattery Masonry, Yukon, OK (80 Gatorback boards)

"Our bricklayers love them. They don't have to stop to retemper mortar as often as they did with the drum lids we were using. I like the handles the best. One man can now carry three boards in each hand with ease. For our crews, time is money. So if the mortar doesn't need to be retempered as often, and the men can move the boards from one run to another quicker and easier, we will save time and money. Thanks a lot for making Lang Masonry's jobsites more efficient."

~ Damian Lang, President/Owner, Lang Masonry Contractors & EZ Grout Corporation, Waterford, OH (130 Gatorback boards)

"The Gatorback boards save us money not only due to the life of the board in relation to cost, but also in labor savings. We have used both wood boards and metal boards in the past with all of the usual problems associated with each. The Gatorbacks are lighter and, at the end of the day you can easily secure them at the jobsite by running a chain and lock through the handle to the scaffold."

~ Mike Sutter, Owner, Sutter Masonry Inc, Phoenix, AZ (140 Gatorback boards)