Wire Decking
Welded wire mesh decking that drops onto your rack beams with no hardware, replacing wood and particleboard with steel. The five styles we stock share a 2-1/2″ × 4″ × 6 ga. mesh on 14 or 16 ga. support channels, in the standard outside-waterfall form where the mesh wraps 1-1/2″ down over the front and rear beams. What separates them is the channel underneath — which beam it is cut to sit on, and which way up it faces — so the rack usually decides, not preference. The manufacturer states the decks are manufactured in accordance with ANSI MH26.2, the RMI standard for storage rack decking.
Which wire deck fits your beams?
Every style below is the same welded mesh on the same channel gauges. Capacity is not a catalog number on a wire deck: the maker builds each one to a capacity you state and rates the result as a uniform distributed load, so what you are putting on the deck settles the spec, not which of five styles is strongest. If you need the beam face left clear for labels and bar codes, an outside waterfall is the wrong choice — punched decking sits flush with a step beam, and the maker also builds an inside-waterfall wire deck to order.
| Deck | Channel | Fits | Reach for it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flared Channel → | Flared end, welded to the wire for a snag-free fit | Most pallet rack beams | You want one deck that fits the racks you already have |
| Step Channel → | Stepped to sit in the beam step | 1-5/8″ step beam (other step heights available) | Your beams are step beams — this is the most common style |
| Inverted Flared Channel → | Flared channel, inverted so it faces down | Most pallet rack beams | Food-grade or wash-down: nothing collects in an open channel |
| Inverted Step Channel → | Step channel, inverted so it faces down | Step beams | Food and beverage racking on step beams |
| Bulk Rack → | Sized for bulk and boltless rack | Bulk rack and boltless shelving | Hand-loading small cartons and loose items, not pallets |
Waterfall wire mesh decking with a flared channel, the flared end is welded to the wire for a clean, snag-free fit. Drops onto rack beams with no hardware, lets light and sprinkler water through, and far outperforms wood for strength and fire-code compliance.
- Mesh pattern: 2-1/2″ × 4″ × 6 ga.
- Mesh options: 1″ × 4″ and 2″ × 4″ also available
- Support channel: 14 or 16 ga.
- Fits: Most pallet rack beams
Waterfall wire mesh decking with a step channel sized to fit a 1-5/8″ step beam (other step heights available). No-hardware install, open mesh for light and sprinkler flow, and the strength and fire-code benefits of steel over wood.
- Mesh pattern: 2-1/2″ × 4″ × 6 ga.
- Mesh options: 1″ × 4″ and 2″ × 4″ also available
- Support channel: 14 or 16 ga.
- Fits step beam: 1-5/8″ (others avail.)
Waterfall wire decking with the flared channel inverted so it faces down, designed for food-grade storage by keeping debris from collecting in the channel. Flared end welded to wire; drops onto beams with no hardware.
- Mesh pattern: 2-1/2″ × 4″ × 6 ga.
- Mesh options: 1″ × 4″ and 2″ × 4″ also available
- Support channel: 14 or 16 ga.
- Food-grade: Inverted channel, designed for food-grade storage
Waterfall wire decking with the step channel inverted for food-grade storage, the inverted channel prevents collection of food or debris, making it ideal for food and beverage racking. No-hardware install on step beams.
- Mesh pattern: 2-1/2″ × 4″ × 6 ga.
- Mesh options: 1″ × 4″ and 2″ × 4″ also available
- Support channel: 14 or 16 ga.
- Food-grade: Inverted channel, designed for food-grade storage
Waterfall wire decking sized for bulk and boltless rack with hand-loading applications. The open welded-wire surface supports small cartons and loose items while keeping light and sprinkler flow open, with the strength and fire-code edge of steel over particleboard.
- Mesh pattern: 2-1/2″ × 4″ × 6 ga.
- Mesh options: 1″ × 4″ and 2″ × 4″ also available
- Support channel: 14 or 16 ga.
- Best for: Hand-loading / bulk rack
Which one do I need?
In most bays the rack decides this, not preference.
Flared channel or step channel?
This is the beam's decision. A step beam has a ledge the channel can sit in, and the step channel is cut to that ledge — 1-5/8″ as standard, with other step heights available. The flared channel has its flared end welded to the wire instead, which fits most pallet rack beams and is the one to specify when the racks are mixed or you are not sure what you have.
Food-grade, cold storage or wash-down?
An open channel facing upward collects product debris and water where nobody can clean it out. The inverted styles turn the channel over so there is no trap, in both flared and step versions — pick the one that matches your beams, exactly as above.
Bulk rack or boltless shelving rather than pallet rack?
Bulk rack wire decking is sized for those frames and for hand-loading: small cartons and loose items sitting straight on the mesh, rather than a pallet spanning the bay.
Do you need the beam face clear for labels or bar codes?
Then the standard outside waterfall is the wrong edge, because it is what wraps down over the beam face. Punched decking drops onto a step beam flush, and its maker holds an FM Approvals certificate for it under Class 6914, which tests a deck as equivalent to 70% open area for sprinkler design. An inside-waterfall wire deck, which keeps the beam face clear, is also available — it is made to order rather than stocked, so ask us.