Design usable space above your existing floor, without overlooking operations below. Explore Rack & Save mezzanine product configurations, platform layouts, stairs, structure, decking and site-specific requirements.
Before planning a mezzanine floor, identify what needs to happen above and below the deck. Storage, picking, packing, showroom operations and equipment access each affect the layout, usable area and circulation.
Clear building height, structural loading, column positions, stairs, guardrails, floor finish and building services must work together. The photographs from our mezzanine product range illustrate different system arrangements; the appropriate design for your premises still requires site review and any applicable professional or authority checks.
Explore five different mezzanine and rack-supported platform views from Rack & Save’s product pages. Each photograph illustrates a different design consideration. Click to enlarge.
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The overhead deck is supported by the storage-rack arrangement below. This view helps compare rack-supported structures with standalone mezzanine systems.
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A wide, open metal platform shows how guardrails, circulation routes and floor finishing all affect available upper-level space.
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Orange storage beams and steel members beneath the deck demonstrate why floor construction, support geometry and intended loading must be assessed together.
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A two-level steel mezzanine with goods stored above and activities below illustrates how the lower level can retain usable floor space.
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Stairs, handrails and platform edge protection must be positioned together to support safe routes between levels without obstructing storage.
These are product-reference photographs published on Rack & Save’s website, not a set of completed-project case studies. They illustrate design approaches; none establishes an approved capacity, safety certification or configuration for your own premises.
A strong mezzanine floor design connects the upper-level purpose to the real building geometry, loads and daily workflow.
Specify whether the upper floor is for cartons, order picking, archive storage, production support or permitted commercial activities.
Measure below existing beams, ducts and sprinklers, and confirm the required usable headroom both above and below the platform.
Provide stored-item weights, equipment footprints, trolley routes and point loads so the design basis can be properly assessed.
Position structural supports so they do not obstruct the existing machinery, picking aisles, loading doors or circulation.
Plan stair direction, landing, guardrails and safe goods-transfer routes at the same time as the floor layout.
Identify landlord or building-owner requirements, relevant professional assessments, fire safety and submission responsibilities early.
Use the following sequence to prepare a productive discussion. Site feasibility and regulatory requirements remain project-specific.
Send photos, address, floor dimensions and height to the lowest obstruction.
Confirm stock, equipment weights, staff access and the activity planned below.
Discuss column layouts, decking, stairs, edge protection and operational constraints.
Agree the technical review, required approvals, supply and installation scope before works.
It may be possible, but feasibility depends on available clear height, proposed use, existing structure and slab, services, loading, access and relevant approvals. A site and project-specific review is needed.
Measure to the lowest beams, ducts, lighting and other constraints, then define the required clearances above and below the platform. Do not rely on the roof height alone.
The required loading depends on the intended use, stored or moving loads, concentrated forces and the proposed structure. A qualified assessment is required; figures from another site are not a safe design shortcut.
They serve different layouts. A Superblock platform can create a freestanding usable level, while rack-supported arrangements may suit storage or picking above the racking below. Choose using the site brief, loads, access and operations.
Yes. Stair position, landing, protected edges and staff or goods movements influence usable floor area and safe circulation. These should be addressed in the preliminary layout.
Any required property-owner consent, qualified-person involvement, building or fire-safety submissions depend on the premises and scope. Confirm the requirements for your actual project before installation.
Tell us what you need to store or do on the upper level. Send site photographs, dimensions, clear height and preferred access positions to begin discussing a mezzanine layout and project quotation.
Final structural design, permitted loading and approvals must be confirmed for the individual premises.