| Precision inventory control and product protection are | | | | widths, and thicknesses. Organizing these cuts by |
| two things that are vital to recession proofing any | | | | sheer dimensions alone is difficult enough. When you |
| business involved in the distribution of lumber or the | | | | consider the added difficulty in categorizing lumber by |
| manufacture of wooden products like furniture. | | | | wood type, it quickly becomes evident how difficulty |
| Cantilever lumber racks offer a very low-cost means | | | | inventory control without a system of organization |
| to accomplishing both, and they can support up to | | | | and a convenient method of retrieval. |
| several thousand pounds in weight. | | | | Wood is also very vulnerable to impact and moisture |
| These systems are best custom built, because the | | | | and requires some special storage considerations. |
| capacity and size of a cantilever lumber rack will be | | | | Even indoors in very hot, humid climates, warehouses |
| determined by product length, type of lumber cut, | | | | can be too humid for the long-term storage of |
| and the total weight capacity supported by the arms. | | | | lumber, and leaving boards, planks, and sheets on the |
| Precise calculations have to be made to ensure | | | | floor invites damage, mold, and safety concerns. |
| evenly distributed loading, uneven loads will reduce | | | | Cantilever lumber racks both elevate and separate |
| the total capacity of the rack by 50 percent. | | | | lumber by size and type, placing it closer to fans or |
| Cantilever lumber racks are intended to organize and | | | | other forms of ventilation, or making it possible to |
| protect cuts of lumber by keeping them off the floor | | | | cover the lumber with plastic or tarpaulins in order to |
| and providing an efficient method of categorizing | | | | prevent it from becoming damp. |
| various dimensions and types of wood. Cantilever | | | | The most common type of cantilever rack that is |
| lumber racks can be built with single or double-sided | | | | used to store lumber is the structural rack. Structural |
| towers. If base assemblies are stackable, it allows | | | | cantilever racking is used for more heavy-duty |
| towers to be joined together to create entire rows | | | | applications such as lumber and pipe storage. |
| of storage. | | | | Structural components generally include structural |
| This is an extremely efficient method of space | | | | columns and bases, roll-formed arms, horizontal |
| management in crowded warehouses. Cantilever | | | | bracings, X-Bracings, and hardware used to mount |
| lumber racks take up much less space than pallet | | | | the units. |
| racks, and so long as they are anchored properly to | | | | X-braces can be either 48 inches or 60 inches wide. |
| the concrete floor and built with appropriately | | | | Columns, as we have already mentioned, can be |
| proportioned columns, arms, and braces, they can be | | | | either single-sided or double-sided. Many lumber yards |
| built very tall so as to minimize their consumption of | | | | prefer to use double-sided cantilever lumber racks |
| horizontal floor space and make it easier for forklifts | | | | because this allows them to create rows for forklifts |
| to access their contents. | | | | to move through. It also makes better use of space |
| Cantilever racks are vital to the lumber industry. | | | | to build this type of system if there is sufficient area |
| Almost all cuts of timber feature a variety of lengths, | | | | in which to do so. |