Hi All,
I’ve been lurking and learning a lot from this forum…and can actually contribute to this topic ☺.
We have a RV bay with a 16’ ceiling. We don’t have a RV and I wanted to build a loft/mezzanine and ended up purchasing a kit through Tecrostar.
It’s basically an erector set for adults. Pick the size you need (there are quite a few models and they are adjustable) and assemble. The kit comes with everything, even flooring and stair treads. My son, wife and I assembled it in a couple of days, not working on it full time. I think the time from order to delivery was 5 weeks or so.
Our mezzanine is 17’ wide and 12’ deep. The clear height under the beam is about 8’2” and the area above the deck to the ceiling is about 7’3”
I'll post pictures tonight
Looks pricey compared to buying lumber and building your own.
I stumbled upon a mezzanine company called Tecrostar that sells mezzanine kits that are adjustable. Does anybody have any experience with them? Here is an example of one:
https://www.mezzaninesonline.com/kit-txl-32-mezzanine#/209-colour-black_yellow
Hi All,
I’ve been lurking and learning a lot from this forum…and can actually contribute to this topic ☺.
We have a RV bay with a 16’ ceiling. We don’t have a RV and I wanted to build a loft/mezzanine and ended up purchasing a kit through Tecrostar.
It’s basically an erector set for adults. Pick the size you need (there are quite a few models and they are adjustable) and assemble. The kit comes with everything, even flooring and stair treads. My son, wife and I assembled it in a couple of days, not working on it full time. I think the time from order to delivery was 5 weeks or so.
Our mezzanine is 17’ wide and 12’ deep. The clear height under the beam is about 8’2” and the area above the deck to the ceiling is about 7’3”
I'll post pictures tonight
Hi All,
I’ve been lurking and learning a lot from this forum…and can actually contribute to this topic ☺.
We have a RV bay with a 16’ ceiling. We don’t have a RV and I wanted to build a loft/mezzanine and ended up purchasing a kit through Tecrostar.
It’s basically an erector set for adults. Pick the size you need (there are quite a few models and they are adjustable) and assemble. The kit comes with everything, even flooring and stair treads. My son, wife and I assembled it in a couple of days, not working on it full time. I think the time from order to delivery was 5 weeks or so.
Our mezzanine is 17’ wide and 12’ deep. The clear height under the beam is about 8’2” and the area above the deck to the ceiling is about 7’3”
I'll post pictures tonight
Very happy with ours. It took us (wife and I) longer than Jeff to assemble but have had it a year and it’s been great. Dimensions are 13’ wide x 16’ deep x 10’ high. I use rolling stairs to get up to it.
If you used engineered lumber (LVL, wooden I joist, etc) you might be able to get away with clear span. Depends on what your loads will be and the distance. I am putting a 12'x25 1/2' mezzanine in my garage using traditional 2x12 joist and a LVL beam. I will have 1 post in the middle of the beam, but could have gone no post if I used a 14 1/2" LVL beam. The lost head room was not worth it (plus the cost increase for the beam as well) I was going to look into steel, but would have had to fork out a bunch of $$$ to get it sized properly, plus I would have had to pack out the beam to hand joists on.