What Is a Rack-Supported Mezzanine?
A mezzanine floor carried by pallet racking instead of its own columns. Forklifts work the rack below; the deck above holds shelving, picking or packing.
How It Works
- Heavier framesSized for the floor above and pallets below.
- Deck on the rackResin board, plywood, bar grating or steel plate.
- AccessStairs, a pallet gate, a lift or conveyor.
- Below stays rackSelective, double-deep or drive-in.
Advantages of a Rack-Supported Mezzanine.
- No columns in the aisles.
- Pallets below, picking above.
- Cheaper than free-standing over a rack block.
What to Know Before You Buy
- Engineered as a building element.
- Stairs and gates land where the racking allows.
- Sprinkler design changes with a floor over racking.
Rack-Supported Mezzanine Up Close
Where It Is Used
- DCs picking cases above pallet storage.
- Retail backrooms and 3PLs short on floor.
- Manufacturers with raw material under a packing floor.
Common questions
Can my existing racking carry a mezzanine?
Usually not as is. Frames and often beams get replaced or added to. We survey it first.
Rack-supported or free-standing?
Rack-supported when the space below stays racking. Free-standing when it must be open or may change use.
