Paver Tray – Wind Uplift & Safety
Wind Uplift Paver System
High wind and severe site conditions require an outstanding paver system. Tile Tech has developed the Hex-Tray™ system, which is an engineered system used in conjunction with our porcelain roof pavers & adjustable pedestals on top of roof decks to prevent wind-uplift while also providing added safety in case of breakage of pavers. Our patented system is designed especially for the most severe conditions, which require an elevated roof paver pedestal system.
The Hex-Tray™ system creates a solid paver surface which provides high wind uplift resistance. Our system locks down and utilizes the entire roof paver surface, preventing horizontal and vertical movement.
Load Bearing
Porcelain Pavers are comprised of a 2-cm / 20mm single layer of load-bearing porcelain designed for use in conjunction with raised pedestals and deck support systems as well as other dry installation and traditional fixing methods allowing total flexibility in design applications.
Adjustable Pedestals
Our PATENTED Hybrid pedestal system is designed for porcelain pavers to lay level over built-up roofs & allow for self-leveling, screw adjustable, PVC pipe adjustable, and stack-able.
Easy installation
General installation steps, FIRST the pedestals grid is laid out and pedestals are assembled and tuned to the correct heights using string lines and laser level. SECOND, the Hex-Tray and the porcelain pavers are pre-assembled and adhered using Chem Link M-1 Adhesive and stacked 15 high in a star configuration on top of furniture dollies for easy movement. THIRD, the built-in 1/8” spacers on the Uni-Cap are removed and a 1/16” Hex-Spacer is snapped on top of pedestals. FOURTH, the Hex-Tray/Porcelain Pavers assembly is then placed on top of pedestals and after 3 units are installed the Hex-Lock Disks are inserted into the curf-cut corners of the 3 trays, and the 4th Hex-Tray/Porcelain Paver panel is installed. FINALLY, a 1-1/4” screw is inserted into Hex-Lock Disk and hand tightened.
Hex-Tray Wind-Uplift Components
Paver-Tray™
Paver-Tray™ – Lock Disk
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24”x 24″ (Nominal) | 23.62″x 23.62″ (Exact)
24”x 48″ (Nominal) | 23.62″x 47.25″ (Exact)
32″ x48″ (Nominal) | 31.5″x 47.25″ (Exact)
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Thickness:
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1-1/2″
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Weight:
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1.5 Lbs / SqFt |
3D Models
Our Revolutionary Plug-and-Play Roof Deck Systems
Easy to Install, Great for any project
Complete Products On Pedestals
Complete Products On Joist & Grade
Porcelain Pavers
Tile Tech’s 2cm Porcelain Pavers boasts an outstanding combination of qualities unmatched by any other floor coverings. High-tech manufacturing processes involving the use of specialized clays, high temperatures, and pressures resulting in a porcelain paver of unique strength and hardness, extremely resistant to external abrasion and is even resistant to scratching with steel tools & are ideal for both major commercial and residential projects alike, suitable for roof decks, rooftop terrace, balconies, plazas, walkways, and pool deck.
Wind Uplift Paver Testing
Tile Tech is the industry leader when it comes to rooftop decks and wind uplift pavers and pedestal considerations. In 2013, Tile Tech was chosen as the company to work with a leading academic institution on an academic research study and large-scale test program on wind uplift of roof pavers, published in the Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics as “Large-scale testing on wind uplift of roof pavers”.
In this program, a full-scale low-rise test building was constructed at the 12-fan Wall of Wind (WOW) facility. Tile Tech supplied the concrete pavers and adjustable pedestals installed on the roof to study how hurricane-force winds act on pedestal-supported paver systems. The 12″ × 12″ × 1″ pavers were mounted on adjustable pedestals and instrumented on both the top surface and within the cavity beneath. Wind blow-off tests and simultaneous pressure measurements captured the true net uplift on the pavers under a wide range of wind speeds and directions.
The researchers systematically varied two key parameters: the joint gap between pavers and the height of the paver deck above the roof membrane. A plan gap of 1/8″ was maintained between adjacent pavers, while pedestal heights were adjusted from approximately 1 1/4″ up to 4 1/2″. By comparing pressures above and below the pavers, they mapped uplift behavior and identified combinations of gap and height that led to initial blow-off.
The primary finding was that the ratio of joint spacing to pedestal height (G/Hs) is critical. As this spacing-to-height ratio increases, air can move more freely through and under the pavers, improving pressure equalization and raising the wind speed at which pavers begin to lift. The uplift-coefficient concepts and reduction factors from this work were incorporated into ANSI/SPRI RP-4, “Wind Design Standard for Ballasted Single-Ply Roofing Systems” and now form a key part of the engineering foundation behind Tile Tech’s wind-engineered pedestal paver systems and Hex-Tray™ wind design approach.
Load Bearing
Porcelain Pavers are comprised of a 2-cm / 20mm single layer of load-bearing porcelain designed for use in conjunction with raised pedestals and deck support systems as well as other dry installation and traditional fixing methods allowing total flexibility in design applications.
Load Bearing
Porcelain Pavers are comprised of a 2-cm / 20mm single layer of load-bearing porcelain designed for use in conjunction with raised pedestals and deck support systems as well as other dry installation and traditional fixing methods allowing total flexibility in design applications.
Load Bearing
Porcelain Pavers are comprised of a 2-cm / 20mm single layer of load-bearing porcelain designed for use in conjunction with raised pedestals and deck support systems as well as other dry installation and traditional fixing methods allowing total flexibility in design applications.
Load Bearing
Porcelain Pavers are comprised of a 2-cm / 20mm single layer of load-bearing porcelain designed for use in conjunction with raised pedestals and deck support systems as well as other dry installation and traditional fixing methods allowing total flexibility in design applications.
