A Guide to Mezzanine Floors

6 June 2022

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If you are looking to increase capacity in your building, warehouse, a mezzanine floor may be the ideal solution. With nearly 50 years experience in workplace fit outs, our experts can help create a mezzanine floor that is practical, appealing, and beneficial. 

What Is a Mezzanine Floor?

A Mezzanine Floor i s a free-standing structure that forms an intermediate floor between the main floors of a building. They are normally installed in spaces with high roofs, making the most of unused space to increase capacity. Mezzanine floors can at least double (or greater) available floor space, often mitigating the need to relocate to a new premises to increase space.

What Are the Common Uses of Mezzanine Floors?

The most common use of mezzanine floors is for storage, however, they can also be used to increase office space or even selling space. Mezzanine floors are popular for a number of premises, including warehouses and showrooms . 

For an Auction House in Maidenhead , we installed a mezzanine floor to provide additional storage space and increased office space below.

Warehouse and Factory Mezzanine Floors

Whether you need extra space for storage, production, offices, or a break area for employees, mezzanine floors can increase productivity in industrial premises . Mezzanine floors for warehouses or factories can be designed to incorporate storage systems, heavy machinery, production lines, offices, staff facilities, automation and more, with a choice of access staircases, pallet gates and lifts incorporated as part of the design.

Showrooms and Commercial Premises

Mezzanine floors can transform retail spaces , increase practical floor space and bring character to the premises. From staircase style to floor type, mezzanine floors can be designed to match your requirements as well as your brand, with the ability to choose the exact look and colour. A cost-effective way to increase storage and selling space without relocating.

Offices

Whether you need an office mezzanine space that gives your employees somewhere to eat or an extra space to hold meetings, mezzanine floors provide usable, workable and beneficial additional space for offices . 

Benefits of a Mezzanine Floor

  • A more cost-effective way of increasing space compared to relocating
  • Can be used in a variety of industries
  • Can be built to handle different load capacities
  • Can be customised to suit your brand and requirements

Whether you are starting afresh in a new warehouse, or looking to expand your office or showroom, our extensive knowledge and experienced design team can work with you to create an ideal solution for you.
Get in touch to speak to one of our team to discover how we can transform your space.

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