Cantilever Rack in Madera, CA

Arm spacing

Lumber flexes, so arms should sit close enough to prevent bowing between supports.

Level height

Leave room above each bundle for fork entry and lift, plus dunnage under it.

Bundle depth

Arm length matches the unit width, usually a standard bundle dimension.

Two-sided runs

Double-sided runs in open floor serve two aisles and hold more per column.

Madera Buildings Suited to Cantilever Racking

Long Goods in Madera's Industrial Area

New tilt-wall buildings near Avenue 17 and older sheds near Madera Municipal Airport take very different cantilever layouts.

Tell us the products, unit sizes and on-hand quantities. A supplier stocking several lumber lengths may need separate runs for each length band.

We then match aisles to handling. Side-loaders and four-way trucks fit narrower aisles; standard forklifts carrying lumber crosswise need much more space.

For tall Madera buildings, consider the forklift before the roof. Many trucks lose rated capacity at height, and carrying a long bundle high is slow and awkward. Two or three fewer arm levels often makes picking faster without losing much storage.

Cantilever racking also helps with drywall and sheet goods. Wide, flat units sit on closely spaced arms or decking so they stay flat and edges stay clean, which matters for retail sales.

Wine and beverage operations near Avenue 12 sometimes keep stainless tube and line parts that are easy to dent. A cantilever rack with arm pads and closely spaced supports protects those finishes. Compared with selective racking, the open front also lets maintenance staff see every part at a glance, which shortens downtime when a line needs a replacement section. For Madera buildings with mixed needs, a modest cantilever storage rack near the shop often pays for itself in saved search time.

Each quote details columns, arms, braces, floor anchoring and installation by experienced installation crews we schedule and manage. Read about the Madera service area, our cantilever rack page, Madera pallet flow rack and Madera drive-in rack.