Pedestal specialist Wallbarn’s new ‘game-changer’ Mini Mega Balance packs a mighty punch, allowing contractors to get heights right first time on paving and decking projects.
The ingenious product delivers ultimate flexibility, accommodating pedestal heights from 25mm to 75mm in one product (and one code), as Wallbarn director Julian Thurbin explained: “Correctly measuring height thresholds can be a real challenge, particularly for refurbishment and complex projects. The cost of being out by even a few millimetres can be high given work has to stop on-site and new products ordered.
“Mini Mega Balance is an ultra heavy duty, multi-tasking pedestal which designs-out the possibility of having the wrong height product on-site and takes stress out of the measurement process,” Julian added.
To achieve this, Mini Mega Balance is supplied with 12.5mm and 25mm high ‘domes’ which fit into the unit to add height. Its design also incorporates a simple-to-use telescopic stem to fine tune height. The pedestal is adjustable from top and bottom, has a self-levelling or lockable head and one head that is compatible with decking, paving or rail systems.
“Accommodating a greater height range gives our clients more scope and assurance plus a real benefit when estimating projects, ensuring they aren’t caught out with incorrect height pedestals again and for little to no price difference,” added Julian.
Mini Mega Balance is compatible with Wallbarn’s Mega Balance system. When used together heights of up to 1,025mm can be achieved. Weight tolerance is more than 3,000kg.
Largest range
Wallbarn offers the largest range of pedestals in the UK, covering heights from 5mm to 1,025mm with a number of different ranges (fixed height, self-levelling, ultra low threshold, fire rated, heavyweight etc) which means almost every paving and decking project can be perfectly catered for. All systems will provide a uniformly flat suspended floor separating paving/decking from the base structure, delivering a stunning, high performance, low-maintenance paved or decked space.
Paving & decking
Wallbarn also supplies a range of finishes, including 20mm porcelain tiles, a premium quality, ultra-hard and long-lasting compressed bamboo fibre decking material (Bamboo Elegance and Thermo Bamboo) plus the Transcend WPC commercial grade decking board from Trex; Exadeck Class A porcelain decking boards and CDECK, the ultimate fire-rated, non-combustible authentic woodgrain fibre cement decking.
Making a choice
So what to look for when choosing a pedestal system? For standard plastic pedestals a weight tolerance of 680kg and temperature tolerance of ‐40°C to +75°C is more than achievable. Heavy duty plastic pedestals can offer a weight tolerance of over three tonnes each. Standard metal pedestals can withstand five tonnes.
Wallbarn’s plastic and metal pedestals are available in self-balancing systems, allowing installers to deliver super flat finishes even when deck surfaces are uneven or when paving slab thickness varies. Wallbarn offers all this plus self-levelling headpieces, positioning lugs, the ability to change pedestal height post-installation using a key and a variety of heights.
The substructure system of a platform of aluminium rails fitted to adjustable pedestals, with tiles or decking fixed to them, creates a laterally stable and ultra hard-wearing ‘raft’, improving the performance of the paving or decking system and allowing a greater degree of finishing and furnishing options. Sourcing the full substructure from one supplier means clients know the individual elements connect effectively and the full system has been tested as a whole.
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