Mezzanine Floor Design Tips

Here are the Top 5 Tips from Davicon to enable you to build cost effective raised flooring.

1. Use the most economical mezzanine column footprint, which is nominally a 3m x 3m column grid.

2. The height of finished raised flooring should be a maximum of 3 metres (measured from the top of the floor). This saves the costs of a mid-staircase landing. Note in Scotland this limit is reduced to 2.7m.

3. Try and estimate the exact loading requirement of the floor to optimise the structural steel content of the floor. The minimum loading is 3.5 kN/m² uniformly distributed load. This level allows for office space and personnel but does not enable permanent storage facilities to be installed. Should you require a material handling or storage solution, raised flooring will require a loading of 4.8kN/m².

4. Avoid point loads wherever possible on the mezzanine floor.

5. Specify the minimum number of staircases to conform to regulatory requirements and operational needs. This can be complicated but Davicon can advise on the legal requirements.