Pallet Racking Services in Silver Spring, MD

Compact footprints change every design decision:

• Full cubic utilization: 16–22 ft clear buildings get aggressive on cube use. We spec top beam at 16–18 ft, minimize aisle width to the narrowest tolerable reach-truck clearance, and push row count up.
• Carton-flow-over-selective: Last-mile DSPs and retail back-of-house run high SKU velocity in limited space. Carton flow on bottom level + selective above doubles pick-face count per bay.
• Mezzanine consideration: Buildings that allow a mezzanine to double floor area are worth evaluating. We design for the code triggers and engineering so the permit path is clean.
• Mixed-tenant operations: Buildings divided into 5–10 tenants require rack rows that don't cross demising walls and electrical that stays inside each suite's meter.

The border geography matters:

• DC-border tenant operations: Tenants along Eastern Avenue frequently run trucks on both sides of the DC line. We handle Montgomery County DPS permits for MD-side installs and DC DOB permits for DC-side installs on the same contract when needed.
• DPS commercial permit: 12–18 business day review with stamped engineering. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue high-piled review at 12 ft or 500 sq ft Class IV/plastics.
• Fenton Street and Bonifant Street: Older light-industrial stock at 16–20 ft clear with variable slab conditions. Core test before anchor-set on heavier-load installs.
• Landlord approval standard: Multi-tenant flex landlords require engineering letter + facility plan before install. We provide both.