Mezzanine System Purchasing Guidelines

Steel Mezzanine Floor Purchasing Guidelines

Please read the following mezzanine floor guidelines and mezzanine floor design specifications before you buy a mezzanine system to ensure the safety of your property and personnel.

Fully Engineered Systems- See if your mezzanine floor supplier has at least one full time Professional Structural Engineer on staff.  Ask if he/she supervises all mezzanine design.  You will be surprised how many companies don't engineer their steel mezzanine design.

Confirmed Certified Mezzanine Welders- All steel fabrication work on any steel mezzanine design should be performed by confirmed certified welders.  A mezzanine system failure could spell disaster for you, make certain all steel fabrication work is done by professionals.

Built to Code- Yes there are many mezzanine "fabricators" that don't even build their steel mezzanine system design to code.  If you are unlucky enough to purchase one of these mezzanines, you could face fines and/or be forced to remove the structure from your facility.  Even worse you could have a failure and personnel could be seriously injured or killed.  If you are in doubt, please ask for code confirmation in writing; it's for your protection.

Mezzanine experience / Past Performance- Mezzanine systems are mostly custom designed products so every application varies.  American Warehouse Systems is the largest steel mezzanine supplier to the Department of Defense. Ask all prospective mezzanine suppliers the number of floor systems they have sold in the last 12 months.  Some mezzanine dealers sell one a year if they are lucky!  A reputable mezzanine fabricator should be able to supply you with at least a few satisfied customers within the last few months.

Mezzanine Warranty- A credible steel mezzanine supplier will issue a warranty in writing for their floor systems.  Usually a mezzanine warranty will be at least five years but some last the lifetime of the mezzanine.  Mezzanines don't have many moving parts to go bad.  The only real issues are factory defects and low quality steel and/or engineering / design.  Factory defects will be noticed and corrected during installation so why are so many fabricators afraid to offer lifetime warranties?  Please, for your protection, get a lifetime mezzanine warranty in writing before you buy.

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