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Wire Decking

Wire mesh decks that turn open pallet rack beams into a solid shelf, in stocked sizes.

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Wire Decking

Wire Decking for Pallet Rack

A pallet rack beam pair is just two rails, nothing stops a pallet from tipping into the aisle, and nothing stops small items from falling through to the level below. Wire decking closes that gap: a welded wire mesh panel that drops onto the beam flanges and turns an open bay into a flat, load-rated surface, without blocking sprinkler coverage or airflow the way a solid deck would.

Because it's open mesh, wire decking is standard practice for anywhere fire code, ventilation, or visibility matters, the deck holds the load while light, HVAC, and fire suppression all still pass straight through it.

Sized to Your Beam, Not Universal

Sizing & Fit

Sized to Your Beam, Not Universal

Decking is sized to fit between your specific beam length and frame depth, with the wire channel orientation matched to the beam flange spacing, a deck that doesn't match your beam spacing won't seat correctly no matter how close the overall dimensions look. Tell us your beam length, frame depth, and the load per deck, and we match the channel spacing and gauge to fit.

Load capacity depends on wire gauge, channel spacing, and how the deck is supported across the beam span, so a deck rated for a pallet load is a different product than one rated for hand-stacked cartons. We spec the gauge to your actual load, not just the opening size.

Why Add Decking

What Decking Solves

Fall & Tip Protection

Closes the gap between beams so nothing (pallet, carton, or loose item) can tip or fall through to the level or aisle below.

Fire Code & Sprinkler Clearance

Open mesh construction keeps sprinkler coverage and airflow working the way they were designed to, unlike a solid deck that blocks both.

Faster Load & Visual Count

A flat surface speeds up placing non-palletized loads, and open mesh lets a quick visual check confirm what's on the level without climbing up to look.

Built In

Safety, not just a shelf

In Stock, Fast Turnaround

Common beam-length and frame-depth combinations ship from stock: decking is one of the few rack components that doesn't need a long engineered lead time.

Rated to Your Load

Wire gauge and channel spacing are specified to your actual load per deck, documented the same way beam and frame capacity are.

Fits Standard Beam Spacing

Channel orientation matches standard teardrop and structural beam flange spacing, so decking seats correctly without field modification.

Send us your beam length, frame depth, and load per deck.

We'll match gauge and channel spacing to fit and get you a price on stocked sizes today.

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Closes the Gap Between Beams

Closes the Gap Between Beams

An open beam pair is fine for a stable, fully-supported pallet: it's a problem the moment anything smaller, less stable, or hand-stacked goes on that level. Wire decking gives that level a real load-bearing surface without giving up the ventilation and sprinkler access an open structure provides.

It's also one of the fastest wins in a rack upgrade: no engineering lead time, no structural change to the frame, just a panel that drops onto the beams you already have.

Rated, Not Just Sized

Rated, Not Just Sized

Two decks that look identical from across the warehouse can carry very different loads depending on wire gauge and channel spacing: the rating isn't visible from a glance. We spec the gauge to your actual load per deck so the number on your safety file matches what's actually up there.

Waterfall-edge and flush-back styles are both available depending on whether you need the deck edge to clear a beam lip or sit flush against it.

Wire Decking

Key Features

  • Sized to your beam length and frame depth, not a universal fit
  • Wire gauge and channel spacing specified to your load per deck
  • Open mesh preserves sprinkler coverage, airflow, and visibility
  • Standard and heavy-duty gauge options
  • Waterfall and flush-back edge styles available
  • Compatible with roll-formed and structural beam profiles
  • Common sizes ship from stock
  • Custom sizes available for non-standard bays

Frequently Asked Questions

Not if every load is a standard, stable pallet resting fully on the beams. You need decking wherever loads could tip, where you're hand-stacking cartons instead of palletizing, or where local fire code requires it for sprinkler and ventilation compliance.
No: that's the reason wire decking exists instead of a solid deck. The open mesh lets sprinkler discharge and airflow pass through exactly as designed.
Decking is sized to your beam length and frame depth, with the wire channels running the direction your beam flanges support. Give us those two measurements and your typical load, and we'll match gauge and channel spacing to fit.
Decking generally has more flexibility than structural components like beams and frames, but channel spacing still needs to match your beam flange spacing to seat correctly. Send us your beam specs and we'll confirm fit before you order.
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