Mezzanine Flooring

What is a mezzanine floor?

A mezzanine is an intermediate floor that sits between the main floors of a building. Unlike main floors, it’s not tied to the building but is a freestanding, ‘floating’ platform accessed by stairways.

Install a mezzanine in your York warehouse and you create usable space on and below it, effectively ‘doubling-up’ the square footage of the mezzanine area and enabling your warehouse to earn more money.

What can I use my York mezzanine for?

A huge range of things, for example:

• Use your mezzanine as an extension of the warehouse, perhaps for storing small products or items less suited to your racking or picking equipment
• Create space on the warehouse floor for more storage by moving other warehouse functions (like admin, reception or training) onto the mezzanine
• Increase production/fulfilment space
• Add extra office space, a training suite or IT server rooms
• Create a showroom

What do I need to be able to install a mezzanine floor in my York warehouse?

You’ll need a building with at least 5.5m of height and a minimum of 2m headroom above stairwells. If you have lots more height to play with, consider adding multiple mezzanine levels to drive even more profit from the available space.

Benefits of mezzanine floors?

There are lots of reasons to choose mezzanine flooring in York:

• If you need additional space, installing a mezzanine floor is much less hassle – and takes much less time – than moving premises
• Mezzanine floors are usually the cheaper (and simpler) option compared with extending your warehouse
• You won’t need planning permission
• If you own your York warehouse, a mezzanine should increase its value
• If you lease your premises, adding mezzanine floors in York could help you negotiate a better rent
• Mezzanines installation is quick, which protects business as usual and keeps disruption to a minimum

I rent my warehouse – can I install a mezzanine?

Check your lease agreement and/or talk to your landlord. Most landlords are happy to agree to the installation of mezzanines as they know it will increase the value of their property.

Will installing a mezzanine floor in my York business change my business rates?

If you’re planning to have at least part of the mezzanine permanently occupied (for example, because you’re putting a suite of offices up there) it may do. If you’ll only be using it for storage, your rates should be unaffected. Ask us about this.

How do I get a quote for my York mezzanine floor?

Talk to Rack-Master. We have years of experience installing mezzanines across the North and the Midlands, and we can take you from initial ideas to installation, Building Regs, fire ratings and finishing touches simply and quickly. For questions, advice or a quote call us now on 01422 300 644 or contact us.