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A mezzanine deck thickness between the bottom of the primary framing member and the top of deck.<\/p><\/div>\n

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There are many times when the thickness of a mezzanine needs to be minimized due to various height restrictions.\u00a0 The tightest we could normally provide a storage mezzanine would be one foot between the clearance height underneath and the top of deck.\u00a0 In order to do this though, there are several things we need to consider.<\/p>\n

First, we need to consider where the mezzanine is going.\u00a0 Mezzanines in highly seismic regions, such as the Pacific coast, typically require larger and heavier beams than those installed in regions with minimal seismic activity, such as here in northeastern Ohio.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that we won\u2019t be able to get the deck thickness down to a foot, but it does make it more difficult.<\/p>\n

Next, we\u2019ll want to look at our general design and column layout.\u00a0 The positioning of the columns can greatly affect the size of the beams required and, in turn, the thickness of the mezzanine.\u00a0 What are the required column spans for the project?\u00a0 Typically we like to keep our column spans under 20 feet on center for economic concerns.\u00a0 Longer spans require bigger beams.\u00a0 Often if we\u2019re trying to minimize the deck thickness we might need to go with even shorter spans.\u00a0 We\u2019ll also want to avoid a cantilevered deck if possible, as that too can require a larger beam than normal.<\/p>\n

Another thing to consider is bracing on the deck.\u00a0 Generally we have a moment connection between the columns and our framing members by trimming back the wide flange I-beam and bolting it directly to the side of the column without requiring knee bracing.\u00a0 While trying to minimize the thickness of the mezzanine, we might ask you if we can use \u201ctabs\u201d.\u00a0 These are typically 14\u201d long by 4\u201d high pieces of angle that we attach below the primary framing members at the columns.\u00a0 This is particularly important when trying to keep the thickness of the mezzanine to just a foot, as there just isn\u2019t enough beam to make a good solid connection.\u00a0 We might be able to provide a mezzanine with 7\u2019 clear and an 8\u2019 top of deck, but at the columns above the baseplates you\u2019ll have a piece of angle coming 4\u201d off of that 7\u2019.<\/p>\n

The final thing to consider is price.\u00a0 Minimizing the thickness of the mezzanine will increase the price.\u00a0 The beams might be smaller, but they are heavier.\u00a0 We might need to use more columns than usual.\u00a0 We might have to replace all \u201cC\u201d section secondary framing members with structural steel beams.\u00a0 All this extra steel adds to the cost.\u00a0 On average, most of the mezzanines we provide have a deck thickness of 1\u20193\u201d or 1\u20195\u201d.\u00a0 If the extra couple inches are critical then by all means go for it, but if not, it is usually not worth the added cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  There are many times when the thickness of a mezzanine needs to be minimized due to various height restrictions.\u00a0 The tightest we could normally provide a storage mezzanine would be one foot between the clearance height underneath and the top of deck.\u00a0 In order to do this though, there are several things we need […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,21],"class_list":["post-314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mezzanines","tag-deck-thickness","tag-mezzanine"],"yoast_head":"\nMinimizing the Thickness of a Mezzanine Deck - A-Mezz Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Things to look at when trying to minimize the thickness of a mezzanine deck.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amezz.com\/blog\/minimizing-the-thickness-of-a-mezzanine-deck\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minimizing the Thickness of a Mezzanine Deck - 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