For companies and businesses who are expanding and looking to be able to move in an agile and flexible way to growth, mezzanine floor installations and structures can be an easy way to create more space without changing buildings or if you’re moving into a new warehouse space and need to enhance your productivity as well as your workplace workflow.

The opportunities and big benefits for supplying buildings with mezzanine floors are countless and can be tailored to your workplace and warehouse refurbishment needs for storage, operations, conveyor access, lifts and walkways, equipment requirements and office design inspired by your people and organisation.

 

The Big Benefits of Mezzanine Floors

  • With mezzanine floors you can add space fast by modifying a warehouse building or buildings space, increasing floor area and potential.
  • If you’re remaining within an existing space you can save the cost of a move and improve operational and workflow processes.
  • If you’re relocating you can optimise your working space square footage to future proof your business as you grow, adapting as your organisation progresses.
  • You can maximise your vertical space without the need to extend or seek planning permission (unless exterior alterations are made and building regulations are always applicable).

 

What’s the Difference between a Floor and a Mezzanine Floor?

A mezzanine floor is a floor between main floors of a building. Generally speaking these floors are not counted as part of the overall floors a building may contain. They are semi-permanent structures that can be deconstructed and placed elsewhere.  Although they do not usually require planning permission (unless external alterations are needing in order to accommodate the mezzanine floor structure), they do need to meet building standards/regulations.

 

Mezzanine Floor Supply and Installations

 Considering the structural safety is imperative which is why an audit or survey of the space you are wanting to install your mezzanine floor within is recommended in order to ascertain the use of the space and the loading calculations, factoring in the live load, dead load and weight distribution to ensure your space is fit for purpose and meets building regulations requirements.

Mezzanine Floor Suspended Ceilings

Providing essential fire rating, suspended ceilings will need to meet with building regulations approval. Dependent on the required use of the mezzanine floor, suspended ceiling fire ratings can range anywhere between 30 minutes and 2 hours. There are varying styles with which to choose from such as metal tiles, mineral ceiling and wood panel tiles alongside colour branding that can be worked into your design to incorporate your business brand into your business workplace design, creating a cohesive and strategic vision. Partitions, office design and build solutions can also be factored into your warehouse/refurbishment project.

 

Office Design, Pallet and Racking Storage and Warehouse Space

Dependent on the use of your mezzanine floor, whether it’s for office space, breakout space, meeting space, pallet and racking space or warehouse storage, planning your office design and space planning for your newly gained square footage is important to be able to ensure you can accommodate your needs as well as your requirements.

SketchUp and AutoCAD designs (and 3D Rendered upon special request) can assist in mapping out your expected and desired outcomes working alongside your costing factors, time factors and overall design brief.

 

Shelving and Racking Storage Solution Systems

Your mezzanine floor may be above a warehouse storage space that requires designated zones and working areas for shelving such as cantilever and racking solution systems to ensure the best outcomes for your operations and workplace processes.

You may also need pallet racking storage solutions, shelving and mobile shelving systems to enhance your capacity to produce and operate.

 

Concept to Completion Warehouse Refurbishment Projects

Mezzanine floors within your office refurb or warehouse refurbishment can design and build space to enable you as a business to progress and focus towards your business strategy for growth. Choosing experienced fit out contractors with project management and turnkey expertise can ensure your workplace project can run seamlessly for the best outcomes from concept to completion.

 

Check out our warehouse refurbishment service page here and contact our friendly and professional TB Fit Out team for further details on how to space plan your workspace transformation.