Mezzanine Component Glossary

Columns

• Vertical compression support

Baseplate

• Compression disbursement pads that also anchor mezzanine to floor

Girders

• Main support structure that intermediate joists run perpendicular to

Joists

• Horizontal supports that run perpendicular to the girders

I-Beam Main

• An I-Beam used as the main horizontal structural support to connect columns

Column Connection Joists

• Connects the bottom of joists to columns

Cold Rolled Beams

• Rolled formed solid steel joists running perpendicular to main supports

Anchors

• Semi-permanent lags to affix columns to concrete pad

B-Deck

• Light weight sub floor to support wood surface

Resin Deck

• Laser applied coating to MDF wood composite

Hand Railing

• Railing that is fixed to the edge of a mezzanine work platform

Kick Plate

• Metal plate lining the edge of the mezzanine to prevent materials from falling

Stairway Guard Railing

• Hand railing that lines a stairway