Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol

Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol By QA Worksspace

Mezzanine Flooring is a free standing platform that can be installed in any warehouse and is primarily used to maximise storage. Many businesses install mezzanine flooring within their existing property to increase their available workspace, without incurring additional business rates. (mezzanine flooring is exempt from local council rates.)

Some businesses will use mezzanine flooring to increase their retail space which will allow them to offer more products and improve displays therefore attracting more customers.

Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol - Storage and production mezzanine flooring is the most common type of flooring within businesses and is used where a business requires more space and does not want the inconvenience of moving to a new property, not to mention the additional expense of doing so. Installing this type of flooring could double production and storage space in a short space of time with minimal disruption. Flooring can usually be installed to full working order within 4-5 weeks.

Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol - Office mezzanine flooring can be used to create space for a new office either within an existing office unit, or manufacturing unit. It should also be noted that mezzanine flooring can be portable and therefore should the need arise to move premises, the flooring can in some cases be moved as well.

However, Mezzanine flooring is not just reserved for businesses. Mezzanine flooring can also be used to increase and maximise space within a domestic property. Typical situations where a mezzanine would suit a home could be a conversion such as a barn or church where there is a lot of height space that can be utilised, or a listed building where the structure of the building cannot be altered.

On a smaller scale, a mezzanine flooring can be used over an enlarged landing area overlooking a landing or a gallery within a loft space where a conversion is not possible due to height restriction.

The cost of a mezzanine floor will range in price between £75 and £120 per square meter. Compared to the cost of moving to new premises, this is a relatively cheap way of optimising space and increasing workspace.

It is very unusual that installing a mezzanine floor will require planning permission, however it must meet building regulations BS5950 part 1 and BS6399 part 5. These regulations cover important safety features such as smoke detectors and fire escapes and protection. It is usual practice that whoever installs the mezzanine floor will take care of any relevant planning permission and ensure the relevant building regulations are taken care of.

A standard mezzanine flooring for retail or office use can take a weight of up to 360kg per square meter, whilst storage and production flooring can hold up to 500 kg per square meter. Mezzanine flooring can accommodate for shelving, racking, office furniture and equipment.

For more information on how QA Workspace can improve your work environment with Mezzanine Floors in Bristol or call Bristol 0117 953 3232

Bristol Mezzanine Flooring Company Customer Review

Mezzanine Flooring Company In Bristol - Customer Review

Mr Charles, of "Related Industry" was a great customer, who knew what he wanted to achieve for his business, based in Bristol, and worked with us and our expert team to deliver the final results.

He was kind enough to take a few minutes to create this video testimonial for QA Workspace and our 'mezzanine floor company' in Bristol.

Mr Charles had outgrown his warehouse space and was looking to expand into larger premises. Utilising a mezzanine floor and 'double penetration racking' we were able to increase his warehouse space, in his existing building, by over 30%.

This saved the business the cost of acquiring new premises and 'future proofed' the storage solutions for the company for many years to come.

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Mezzanine Flooring Cardiff

Mezzanine Flloring Cardiff: Brand new Floor, Brand New Space

What is Mezzanine floor?

A Mezzanine floor is an intermediary floor between the main floors of a building or main floor and a ceiling of a building. The main floor and the mezzanine floor share the same ceiling. Mezzanine floors of a building are mainly used for industrial storage and office spaces.

Types of Mezzanine floors

Mezzanine can be built new from scratch or used. In most cases, the mezzanine floor comes out of a side of the building and extends across the way, not covering the entire volume of the building space, and as such not counted among overall main floors. An expensive operation on the existing buildings can be avoided and stand-alone mezzanine floor of any size at any location could also be built.

Differently laid out and known as industrial mezzanine floor such as warehouse mezzanine is a free-standing mezzanine floor held by metallic columns that extends from the main floor. Access to the industrial mezzanine floor would be through lift or set of stairs attached to it. This later type of mezzanine could be built with reduced mezzanine floor cost and it allows a freedom in constructing the right type mezzanine floor suitable for the right type of warehouse. Although not recommended due to the lack of heavy duty structural support from the ceiling, mezzanine floors supported from the ceiling also exist.

The Benefits of Mezzanine floor

The primary benefit of mezzanine floor is to create extra storage or office space without any substantial building work. It is also one of the industry standard method used to minimize business cost in building brand new floor.

A brand new floor can be assembled as integrated with an existing building or in stand-alone manner with cost-effective way. Mezzanine floor is a preferred option when it comes to increasing office space or expanding building, or relocating to a new property or planning to have new floor for a business.

With minimal cost, mezzanine flooring can considerably expand the existing floor space of the business or warehouse and it is the most efficient recommended approach. Mezzanine flooring is also useful when there exist a tall building with large volume of vertical space. It allows to use the overall volume of the building in an efficient, cost-effective way without making any substantial change to the existing building.

Installation of Mezzanine floor

There are a number ways in which mezzanine floor could be installed. These includes installation of purpose built smaller floors for a single use or based on the available space and volume of the building, multiple purpose large mezzanine floor can be set up. In its general form, a metal structure with solid floor and strong load bearing is sufficient to install huge extra storage space for office, for materials such as boxes, equipment, pallets, and packages.

Usually there exists access and exit point setup clearly and properly thought. Stairs are ideal for moving smaller objects up and down, lifts for heavy materials and pallets, and an access point on the main floor for small vehicles such as fork lifts to load, unload and move objects. All features of a normal main floor such as internet outlets, electrical sockets, telephone lines, central heating and lights can be easily installed. Apart from its location in a reasonably affordable and practical mezzanine, a metal mezzanine office places whose interiors environment are highly professional with decorated walls, carpets, doors, windows and ceilings can be created with small additional building work. Installation of used mezzanines are also other options to consider for any facility. It usually is less costly than building a new structure.

Used mezzanines might be available in various styles, relocated when needed, can be expanded or downsized, installed fast and environment friendly when compared to building new ones.

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Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol

Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol By QA Worksspace

Mezzanine Flooring is a free standing platform that can be installed in any warehouse and is primarily used to maximise storage.  Many businesses install mezzanine flooring within their existing property to increase their available workspace, without incurring additional business rates.  (mezzanine flooring is exempt from local council rates.)

Some businesses will use mezzanine flooring to increase their retail space which will allow them to offer more products and improve displays therefore attracting more customers.

Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol - Storage and production mezzanine flooring is the most common type of flooring within businesses and is used where a business requires more space and does not want the inconvenience of moving to a new property, not to mention the additional expense of doing so. Installing this type of flooring could double production and storage space in a short space of time with minimal disruption.  Flooring can usually be installed to full working order within 4-5 weeks.

Mezzanine Flooring in Bristol - Office mezzanine flooring can be used to create space for a new office either within an existing office unit, or manufacturing unit.  It should also be noted that mezzanine flooring can be portable and therefore should the need arise to move premises, the flooring can in some cases be moved as well.

However, Mezzanine flooring is not just reserved for businesses.  Mezzanine flooring can also be used to increase and maximise space within a domestic property. Typical situations where a mezzanine would suit a home could be a conversion such as a barn or church where there is a lot of height space that can be utilised, or a listed building where the structure of the building cannot be altered.

On a smaller scale, a mezzanine flooring can be used over an enlarged landing area overlooking a landing or a gallery within a loft space where a conversion is not possible due to height restriction.

The cost of a mezzanine floor will range in price between £75 and £120 per square meter.  Compared to the cost of moving to new premises, this is a relatively cheap way of optimising space and increasing workspace.

It is very unusual that installing a mezzanine floor will require planning permission, however it must meet building regulations BS5950 part 1 and BS6399 part 5.  These regulations cover important safety features such as smoke detectors and fire escapes and protection.  It is usual practice that whoever installs the mezzanine floor will take care of any relevant planning permission and ensure the relevant building regulations are taken care of.

A standard mezzanine flooring for retail or office use can take a weight of up to 360kg per square meter, whilst storage and production flooring can hold up to 500 kg per square meter.  Mezzanine flooring can accommodate for shelving, racking, office furniture and equipment.

For more information on how QA Workspace can improve your work environment with Mezzanine Floors in Bristol or call Bristol 0117 953 3232