Residential Mezzanine Floor

Floors are typically designed to 2kpa 200kg m 2 3kpa 300kg m 2 to 5kpa 500kg per m 2 live load capacities.

Residential mezzanine floor. The floors work in a similar way to upper floor frames in residential construction. Often seen in historic city apartments that are big on height but small on floor space mezzanines create a whole extra room while maintaining the flow of the space thus feeling more like an addition than a partition. Mezzanine is a space created in the above of a room that already exists. Or in italian a mezzanino is strictly speaking an intermediate floor in a building which is partly open to the double height ceilinged floor below or which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building.

New living space with a joyful yellow ceiling showing the mezzanine above. Where they differ is the industrial mezzanine and commercial boxspan floor frames are designed to support greater trafficable and storage loads. Not only do they add architectural interest but they can also be the saviour of small spaces. Load bearing capacity of up to 143 4 lb ft and it can be combined with any tecrostar stairs or accessories.

At second floor level a mezzanine space cannot form a habitable room such as a bedroom unless the floor level is 4 5m or less or above outdoor ground level and there is a fire escape compliant window as it doesn t comply with building regulations for fire safety as it s open to the room below. An intermediate mezzanine floor level can be a stylish way to add space and interest to an open plan interior. It maximises small spaces with total resistance and safety. Emily smith gives her mezzanine design tips by emily smith.

However the term is often used loosely for the floor above the ground floor especially where a very high original ground floor has. 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. They are flexible but are public areas than can be seen from below. T here is something undeniably novel about a mezzanine.

This makes me think of sunshine albanhastings. Metallic mezzanine with wooden floor easy to install with no need of works. A mezzanine ˌ m ɛ z ə ˈ n iː n. Photo by tatjana plitt.

The t4 mezzanine is small and flexible designed for small spaces in both the home and businesses.