Mezzanine Floor Loadings

Our mezzanine floors are specifically designed to suit your requirements with the capability of offering 2kpa 200kg per m2 3kpa 300kg per m2 to 5kpa 500kg per m2 of live load weight bearing.

Mezzanine floor loadings. Floor capacity depends on the thickness of the concrete and how much the soil underneath the slab will compress. The load bearing recommendation for light storage is 4 8kn m2 this basically means that the floor can hold a fully dispersed load of 480kg per square metre. It is your responsibility under uk law to ensure that any structure conforms to and continues to conform to by inspection and maintenance structural. The maximum loading and structural capacity of a mezzanine floor raised storage platform floor installation must comply to building regulations part a.

If the customer wanted to store a piece of equipment on their mezzanine floor that weighed 2500kg and was 2 metres square they would need to increase their load bearing weight to 7 5kn m2. A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot. Mezzanine floor loading capacities. The typical floor is 6 thick concrete and has a capacity of 25 000 pounds.

Building regulations and mezzanine floor load capacity. Storage equipment manufacturers association sema. Knowing the characteristics of both the floor and underlying soil. Mezzanine floor loading capacity.

It is your duty under uk law to ensure that any structure conforms and continues to conform by inspection and maintenance to ensure safety. The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction. Allcover constructions are mezzanine floor specialists industry professionals in design engineering and install high quality mezzanine floors. When you start loading a floor with tons of equipment you must know its actual capacity.

8th floor bridge house smallbrook queensway birmingham. The maximum loading and structural capacity of any mezzanine floor installation must comply to building regulations part a. Dead and imposed loads. In regards to the building code mezzanines must comply in accordance with section 505 2 of the international building code ibc.

The minimum loading for light storage applications under bs6399 is 2 4kn m2. A mezzanine is an intermediate level between the floor and ceiling of any story. Typical loading categories for mezzanine floors as stated in the sema guide to the specification of mezzanine floors which is available from. Mezzanine area and story.