Self Levelling Pedestals for Pavers

[PeteP]

I’m looking to use pedestals to instal 3 raised patios at a house refurbishment in Scotland.
I’m struggling to find facts about the stability of self levelling pedestals when installed with 20mm 600x600 porcelain pavers. 

I’ve seen one post that suggests the self levelling feature means the tile nodes are not rigid and move under load  

because the 20mm pavers are not as heavy as cement pavers?

Any advise appreciated.

 

 

[markc]

Self levelling? Or adjustable? Dealt with (take up and relay after getting machines in) loads of pedestal floors but can’t see how a self levelling one would work

[Pocster]

Think you are meant to use maybe 30mm pavers … 

[Pocster]

7 minutes ago, markc said:

Self levelling? Or adjustable? Dealt with (take up and relay after getting machines in) loads of pedestal floors but can’t see how a self levelling one would work

Self levelling have ball and socket joint 

[Mr Punter]

I have 600 x 600 20mm porcelain on adjustable pedastals.  I think some brands have the head of the pedastal self levelling.

[markc]

5 minutes ago, pocster said:

Self levelling have ball and socket joint 

Ahhh, so not really self levelling but self aligning or tolerant. I had a vision of them being on springs or something and self levelling would make drainage falls interesting lol

Edited August 27, 2022 by markc

[nod]

We use lots of these 

Absolutely brilliant But as Mark as already stated none are self leveling