{"id":6791,"date":"2026-11-02T05:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/?p=6791"},"modified":"2026-11-04T06:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T06:51:25","slug":"steel-warehouse-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/zh\/resources\/steel-warehouse-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel warehouse design: the 14 inputs that set the price"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-warehouse-loading-docks.webp\" alt=\"Steel warehouse with truck loading docks\" class=\"wp-image-7265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-warehouse-loading-docks.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-warehouse-loading-docks-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ggsteelstruct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-warehouse-loading-docks-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two quotes for the &#8220;same&#8221; warehouse can differ by 30% because the suppliers assumed different loads. Fix these inputs first and every quote is priced on the same building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"geo\">Geometry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Input<\/th><th>Typical range<\/th><th>Effect<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Clear span<\/th><td>18\u201336 m portal; more with trusses<\/td><td>Rafter and column size<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Bay spacing<\/th><td>6\u20139 m<\/td><td>Purlin size, frame count<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Clear height<\/th><td>8\u201313 m for racking<\/td><td>Column length, wind on walls<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Roof slope<\/th><td>1:10 to 1:20<\/td><td>Drainage, rafter depth<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"loads\">Loads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check\">\n<li>Wind speed and exposure at the site<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Seismic zone<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Roof live load and future solar (about 15 kg\/m\u00b2)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Racking: tied to frame or free-standing<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Mezzanine floor load<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cranes: capacity, span, duty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fire\">Fire, corrosion and envelope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check\">\n<li>Fire rating of the frame, if required by code<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Corrosion category of the site (ISO 12944)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Roof and wall panel type and insulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ops\">Operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check\">\n<li>Dock doors: number, size, canopies<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Floor flatness for VNA trucks<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Future expansion direction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-note wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do not skip:<\/strong> the mezzanine and the solar roof. Both are cheap to design in and expensive to add later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download the checklist from <a href=\"\/zh\/resources\/downloads\/\">Downloads<\/a> or go straight to <a href=\"\/zh\/products\/steel-warehouse\/\">Steel Warehouses<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Span, bay, eave height, racking, mezzanine, wind and fire: what to fix before asking for a steel warehouse price, and why each one matters.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_aseo_title":"Steel Warehouse Design: 14 Inputs That Set the Price | GG Steel","_aseo_desc":"Span, bay, eave height, racking, mezzanine, wind and fire code: the 14 inputs to fix before asking for a steel warehouse price, and why each one matters. 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