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Mezzanine Floors Brisbane

Brisbane Jobs, Built By Our Gold Coast Team

We regularly travel to Brisbane to build steel mezzanine floors, access stairs and fitouts in warehouses and workshops. Each mezzanine floor is designed for your building, engineer certified, and installed by our own team, not a subcontractor.

We're based on the Gold Coast. For a Brisbane job, the main things we work out with you are the travel, the building approval and the load rating.

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Tell us where it is and roughly how big, and we'll get back to you with a rough price.

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Engineer Certified

Every floor comes with engineer certified drawings

Our Own Team

We measure the site and we install it

Gold Coast To Brisbane

Coomera and Yatala through to Logan and Ballina

Why A Gold Coast Team Builds In Brisbane

Our yard is at the northern end of the Gold Coast, so Brisbane is close by. Jobs in Logan and on Brisbane's south side are a normal working day for us, and have been since we started.

Building a mezzanine floor comes down to four steps: a site measure, a set of drawings, a steel delivery and the installation. Our team stays on site for the whole installation, so the distance doesn't slow the build down.

You get a team that has been building mezzanine floors for four years and has built more than a hundredof them. If the trip adds a cost, it's shown as its own line on the quote. For most jobs the trip is worth it, but not for every job, and we will tell you which yours is.

What A Brisbane Warehouse Usually Needs

Most Brisbane enquiries are similar to the ones we get on the Gold Coast, because the buildings are much the same. Usually it's a tilt panel warehouse with unused height, a business that has outgrown its floor space, and a lease that makes moving expensive.

Storage Over The Quietest End

Most first mezzanines go over the quietest end of the building, usually along the back wall or the side away from the roller door. That way you gain floor space without getting in the way of your racking or forklift paths.

It's more common to cover half the building than all of it. A mezzanine across the whole floor is rarely needed, and it's always the most expensive option.

An Office That Looks Over The Floor

The next most common request is an office or lunchroom up on the mezzanine, so the floor space underneath can still be used. A space people work in has to be built to a different standard than a storage platform, so let us know when you first get in touch.

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This is a floor plan of a warehouse with the mezzanine drawn over the top of the racking. The racking underneath keeps working, so you use the area inside the dashed line twice. How far the mezzanine can extend depends on your clear height, not on how much free floor space you have.

Why Load Ratings Differ Between Quotes

A mezzanine rated for light storage and one rated for pallets of stock can look the same from above, but they are built very differently underneath. This is often where one quote comes in cheaper than another, and you don't want to find that out later.

That's why we ask what you plan to store up there before anything is drawn. The engineer sets the load rating to suit, and it's written on the drawings you keep.

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This shows the same deck with three different stack heights, and the load the floor has to be designed for under each. Two of the numbers are the same, because the standard sets a minimum of 7 kilopascals for general storage, however low you stack. Only above about 3.5 metres does the stack height push that number up. For most storage floors, 7 kilopascals is the figure.

Which Side Of Brisbane Is The Job On?

This is the first thing we ask. It tells us whether our team can drive home each night or needs to stay over. That is the only part of a Brisbane job that costs differently to a Gold Coast job.

Either answer is fine. We just need to know before we quote, so there are no surprises during the build.

South Side And Logan

We do these jobs as day trips, the same as a job in Yatala.

  • It's a straight run up the M1 from our yard, so our team can spend the day working on site
  • If the job takes several days, we work them back to back, with no accommodation costs
  • We can fit in a site measure without planning a special trip

North Side And The Far Suburbs

We plan these jobs with an overnight stay, because it's two and a half hours each way.

  • Our team stays overnight, so more of each day is spent working and less is spent driving
  • Accommodation is shown on the quote as its own line, at cost
  • On bigger jobs this adds little to the total. On small jobs, it's worth talking it through with us first

Either way, the travel cost is written on your quote as its own line, so you can see exactly what it adds.

Approval And Certification In Queensland

The rules are the same in Brisbane as on the Gold Coast, because they are set by Queensland, not by your local council. A small storage platform is sometimes exempt, but the stairs and guardrail usually mean it needs building approval.

A licensed building certifier decides whether you need approval. Every mezzanine floor we build comes with engineer certified structural drawings, which is the first thing a certifier asks for.

Who Runs The Approval

We can manage the approval and certification for you as a separate item on the quote, or give you the drawings to handle it yourself. Either way, it isn't hidden in the price of the floor.

If your job also needs a town planner, that is a separate piece of work outside our quote, and we will tell you at the start.

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This shows the same floor built for storage and built for people. On the right, the floor has to carry more load, the stair is less steep to suit a home, the balustrade has bars close enough that a child can't get through, and a minimum ceiling height applies. Whether the floor is for storage or for people decides all four of these, so we sort it out on the first visit rather than leaving it for the certifier.

Stairs, Edge Protection And The Standard They Must Meet

Stairs, landings, handrails, kick rails and pallet gates are part of every mezzanine, not extras. Without them, the floor can't be signed off for people to use.

Stairs and platforms that give people access to machinery, storage or a work area must meet AS 1657. Queensland's code of practice on managing falls at work refers to this standard, and we build to it on every job.

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Every open edge needs three rails. A top rail at about chest height, a middle rail so nobody can fall underneath, and a kick rail at floor level so nothing dropped goes over the side.

What A Brisbane Quote Covers

It covers the same things as a Gold Coast quote, with the travel shown as its own line. If a quote you are comparing leaves out any of these, it doesn't cover a finished floor.

  • A site measure in Brisbane, with the layout drawn around your racking and aisles
  • Structural design and engineer certified drawings for your building
  • Steel supply: columns, beams, joists and decking to the loading you tell us about
  • Access stairs, landings and handrail to every exposed edge, built to AS 1657
  • Pallet gates where stock is lifted between levels
  • Installation by our own team, planned around your business
  • Travel, plus accommodation for overnight jobs, shown as its own line

Mezzanine Floors In Brisbane: Common Questions

These are the questions we get asked most about Brisbane jobs. Click on a question to see the answer.

Do you actually build in Brisbane, or just quote it?

Yes, we build it. Brisbane and Logan are within our normal working area, and the same team that installs on the Gold Coast installs there. We don't subcontract the installation. The only difference for a Brisbane job is the travel.

Does a Brisbane job cost more than the same floor on the Gold Coast?

The mezzanine floor itself costs the same, but the travel might add a little. Jobs on the south side and in Logan are day trips, so the difference is usually small. The north side is two and a half hours each way, so our team stays overnight, and the accommodation is shown on the quote at cost.

Do you have a Brisbane office?

No. We're based on the Gold Coast and travel up the M1 to Brisbane regularly. If you need someone who is always fifteen minutes away, we may not be the right fit.

Does building in Brisbane take longer than on the Gold Coast?

No. The same team builds it the same way, and south side jobs are day trips. The main thing that affects the timeframe is certification. Allow about a fortnight for a private job without it, and around six weeks once a certifier and a town planner are involved.

Does a mezzanine floor in Brisbane need building approval?

Often, yes. The rules are set by Queensland, not by your local council. A small storage platform is sometimes exempt, but the stairs and guardrail usually mean it needs approval. A licensed building certifier makes the final decision.

We can manage the approval for you as a separate item on the quote, or give you the engineer certified drawings to handle it yourself.

Can you build a mezzanine in a leased Brisbane warehouse?

Yes. Most Brisbane warehouses are leased. Check what your lease says about structural work, what your landlord will agree to, and what happens at the end of the lease. Get those answers before the mezzanine is designed, because they decide whether it is bolted to the slab or free standing.

How far into Brisbane do you go?

We cover all of Brisbane and out to Ipswich. What matters is whether your job is a day trip or needs an overnight stay, and we will tell you which it is before you commit to anything.

Can you match a mezzanine to racking we already have?

Yes. We measure your racking before the mezzanine is designed. Sometimes the racking can hold up the floor, which is cheaper because you don't pay for extra columns. Other times it's better to keep them separate so you can move the racking later.

Send Us The Brisbane Address And The Dimensions

Send us the address, the clear span (wall to wall) and what you plan to store upstairs. We will tell you if it's a day trip or an overnight job, what load rating the floor needs, and what it takes to build.

When We Answer
Monday to Friday, 6am to 4pm
Where We Build
Coomera and Yatala through to Logan and Ballina
What To Have Ready
Your address, the clear span (wall to wall), the height to the lowest thing overhead, and what you plan to store up there.

Get A Mezzanine Floor Quote

Tell us where it is and roughly how big, and we'll get back to you with a rough price.

Or call 07 2802 4421