Should returns share a deck with outbound packing?

They can, but give checking and repacking a defined area and a separate material route. Returned goods should not cross orders ready for dispatch.

What belongs in a mezzanine parts store?

Start with parts and tools that staff need close to production. Record shelving and inventory weights, then decide how replenishment reaches the store without blocking machine access.

How do older buildings affect the choice of use?

The headroom left on each level may favor storage over an occupied work area. Measure the proposed positions in older Franklin Park or Bedford Park buildings rather than relying on the advertised building height.

What should a break-room proposal include?

Describe occupancy, shift hours and the surrounding warehouse conditions. Cold winters and humid summers matter in lightly heated buildings, so discuss the room environment as well as its floor area.

Warehouse Mezzanine Systems in Chicago, IL

Name: Chicago Mezzanines
Address: 1231 Windham Parkway, 1st Floor, Unit L, Romeoville, IL, 60446, US
Telephone: (888) 553-7276
Price range: $$

A mezzanine should have a job before it has a size. For a fulfillment team, that job may be small-item picking or a packing line. For a plant, it may be parts, tooling or kits waiting for assembly. Decide which activity belongs upstairs and which must stay near the dock.

Chicagoland mixes air cargo forwarding near O’Hare, food distribution in Bedford Park and manufacturing along I-88 in Aurora. These operations move different goods through different buildings. We develop the deck around those movements, not a single warehouse model.

For offices and break rooms, include occupancy, heating and humid summer conditions in the brief. Cold air through dock doors matters in lightly heated warehouses.

Review the free-standing mezzanine frame if your lease may end before the operation outgrows its deck. For building context, see Elk Grove Village, Romeoville and our Chicago warehouse planning page.

(888) 553-7276

Assign a Purpose to the New Level

Pick and pack above staging

Put benches, small-item shelving and packing supplies together. Give replenishment a defined transfer point so the extra floor does not send more traffic through outbound staging.

Returns with a clear boundary

Allow room to check, sort and repack incoming returns. Keep goods awaiting a decision apart from stock ready to ship.

Parts beside production

In metalworking and machinery plants, bring tools and parts closer to assembly. Preserve machine access underneath and plan how bulky items reach the store.

Rooms for the working shift

Offices and break rooms need planned access and an occupied-room brief. Include heating in lightly heated warehouses and consider summer humidity, rather than treating the room as boxed-in storage.

Match the Warehouse Floor to Its Traffic

A cart crossing a packing floor and a person selecting boxed parts need different things from the surface. Review the wheels, turns, loads and cleaning routine before choosing the deck.

Unfinished ResinDek

Consider panel flooring for shelving and boxed inventory. Select it against the loads and traffic proposed for that area.

Bar grating

Open grating lets air and light pass between levels. Compare the openings with goods and wheel sizes before specifying it.

Diamond plate

Steel tread plate is an option to discuss where equipment and concentrated loads govern the floor choice.

Gray Diamond Seal ResinDek

Compare a finished panel surface for packing and rolling traffic using the actual carts and cleaning tasks.

Connect the Deck to the Working Warehouse

Check where carts arrive, turn and wait without obstructing stairs. In multi-shift plants, agree how the area changes hands between crews.

Lay Out the Material Route

A route drawing should connect downstairs receiving with upstairs stock and workstations. Show where goods arrive, pause and leave.

Transfers away from crowded aisles
Stairs near the assigned work
Loads matched to the deck activity
Ground-level machine access retained

Agree the Assembly Sequence

Keep component staging and installation access in the brief. Multi-shift food and manufacturing plants need defined handovers between operations and the crew.

Steel receiving area identified
Shipping routes kept in view
Work zones agreed with operations
Changes reviewed before ordering

Describe the Work You Want Upstairs

Send the footprint, actual headroom and a list of stock or equipment intended for the new floor. A sketch of your current routes also helps. To work through the brief, call (888) 553-7276 with your operations contact available.

Questions About Choosing a Deck Use

Compare material movement, occupied areas and the room needed underneath.

Talk With Our Romeoville Team

Warehouse layout conversations begin with the team at our Romeoville office. Contact us about the space, materials and working hours your mezzanine must accommodate.

Chicago Mezzanines

Address

1231 Windham Parkway
1st Floor, Unit L
Romeoville, IL 60446

Phone

(888) 553-7276

Business Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Plan the Work Area You Are Missing

Bring the task, the loads and the building measurements to a free mezzanine consultation.

(888) 553-7276