What is the ideal floor thickness for a high-cube warehouse/distribution property?
There are increasing demands for heavier and higher racking that require concrete floors with tighter tolerances and greater load-bearing capacity. If a floor is not level and flat, racking installation is more problematic and may require shims that can compromise the load-bearing characteristics of the shelving units. Floor Thickness is a crucial but sometimes overlooked element of building design. The construction of large industrial warehouses with consistent flooring standards has gained importance as logistics strategies have become more sophisticated. In 1994, traditional hand screed methods of floor construction became obsolete in the face of laser screeding techniques that use a laser level transmitter to adjust floors to grade. Mechanized large bay construction using a laser screed allows very large areas to be cast as a single continuous pour, eliminating the need for construction joints. With build-to-suit and purpose-built warehouses, the required floor thickness is often c
