We are researching industrial shelving for the storage of furniture pieces in our collection. We are hoping to design a two-tier system with the lower shelf near the floor to accommodate medium-scale case pieces, such as desks, and the upper level reserved for smaller items such as chairs and side tables. Most commonly available systems, it seems, are designed for warehouse applications where a pallet would be used on the floor (a la Home Depot) rather than placing a shelf close to floor level and most are intended to store goods that are somehow packaged. Another problem is the choice of available decking. We'd rather it be smooth and flat and able to bear the combined weight of two preparators and a chest of drawers without excessive deflection. We have adapted existing shelving in our main vault by overlaying corrugated steel decking with sealed ¾" MDO, but this is less than ideal. The proposed location for this new shelving is in the middle of another existing storage vault to allow access from all sides, so the units need to be free-standing.
I fear we may be on the wrong track in trying to come up with a solution to our storage needs. Advice is requested and appreciated.
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