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    Building a mezzanine in a metal building

    I guess at this stage I'm looking more for confirmation that I'm understanding what the specifics of the free standing mezzanine are in that other thread as they relate to my dimensions. That is, understanding what he did and then determining whether the modifications I'm thinking of would...
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    Building a mezzanine in a metal building

    FunkyfullWidth, thanks for the link. That mezzanine is very close to what I want to do. I'm not so sure the mezzanine in the link is completely free standing, since the building it is installed in has wood studs hiding just behind the tin. I just can't tell if he tethered the mezzanine to the...
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    Building a mezzanine in a metal building

    Haven't exactly decided, but "general household" storage sounds about right. As far as ruining the openness of the area underneath the mezzanine, it is specifically designed so that I can run double sided shelving along the posts. Yeah, I know that is a lot of shelving.
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    Building a mezzanine in a metal building

    I have a brand new 40' x 60' clearspan building to use. It is currently empty (with a capital E). Well, my first "project" will be to build a mezzanine. I'm looking to create one over a 32' x 16' area. My thoughts are (right now) to tie it to the horizontal supports (girts) but otherwise it...
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    Rural Northern California

    Hi, all! I recently raised a 40x60 clearspan metal building with 18ft eaves. Right now, it is completely empty. A blank canvass. Lots of plans to do neat things (for me, anyway). I've read many threads here and am impressed with the friendly and helpful posting style everybody has. I'll...
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