Masonry Veneer & Paver Installation System

Base Mortars

Mac Scratch and Brown

Mac Scratch-N-Brown–Premium
A premium quality, polymer modified, high strength cement mortar designed as a scratch and brown coat.  Mac Scratch-N-Brown–Premium provides a much stronger, water repellent base for VBM Mortars than field mixed cement plasters.  It has low shrinkage and excellent crack resistant properties.  Meets ASTM C-270* Type S – Property Specifications

Mac Scratch-N-Brown–Plus
A high strength, water repellent cement plaster designed as a scratch and brown coat.  Mac Scatch-N-Brown-Plus provides a much stronger, water repellent base for VBM bonding mortars than field mixes utilizing plastic cement.  Meets ASTM C-270* Type S.

Mac Scratch-N-Brown
Provides a good balance between performance and economy. Mac Scratch-N-Brown has low shrinkage, high strength and moderate efflorescence protection.  Meets ASTM C-270* Type S – Property Specifications.


Deck Mud-Poly
A premium quality, polymer modified, dry pack mortar used as a leveling thick bed mortar for paver installation. The polymer modification provides added flexural strengths and impact resistance. It is the product recommended for the most demanding, extra heavy duty applications. Deck Mud-Poly has very high compressive strengths, water repellent and efflorescence control. The water repellency provides resistance from water migration from the substrate into the paver installation.

Deck Mud-Plus
A high quality, water repellent, thick bed mortar designed as a leveling bed beneath paver installations. Deck Mud-Plus is applied as a dry pack mortar. It has high compressive strengths, water repellent and efflorescence protection to the paver installation. The water repellency provides resistance from water migration from the substrate into the paver installation.

Deck Mud
A blend of cement and sand dry pack mortar.  A high strength mortar bed for VBM Bonding mortars