Cantilever Racking Systems

Ideal for storing dynamic loads.

Engineered for Storing Long, Bulky, and Hard-to-Handle Items

Standard racking doesn’t cut it for oversized, awkward, or heavy materials. Cantilever racking does. This type of racking is built for heavy-duty and bulkier items like lumber, steel, pipes, furniture, and sheet goods. The cantilever system provides open-front access, flexible configurations, and reliable support for many items of all sizes. Our cantilever system is made from high-strength structural steel. They’re designed to work with your existing lift equipment. This system optimizes both horizontal and vertical storage. RACKsteel Material Handling supplies and installs cantilever systems across Western Canada and Ontario. Systems can be custom-built to your specs. We’ll design and deliver a cantilever racking system that drives performance and keeps your operations moving.

System Options: Single & Double-Sided Configurations

Cantilever racking systems are available in both single-sided and double-sided configurations. They suit various warehouse layouts and material handling requirements.

Single-sided cantilever racking systems are designed for installation along walls. These systems help maximize perimeter storage space without encroaching on valuable floor space.
Double-sided cantilever racking provides access from both sides of the rack, which significantly increases storage density. This type is ideal for central warehouse aisles where access and efficiency are essential.

Both configurations are excellent solutions for storing bulky items. This type of racking is especially useful for building and raw materials like lumber, pipe, and sheet metal. Cantilever systems can accommodate longer loads easily, which results in increased space utilization and improved workflow across your facility.

Cantilever Type	Height	Column Capacity	Column Spacing	Arm Length	Arm Capacity	Finish
Single Sided	12′,H,16’H	Up to 8000lbs	3′ to 4′	24″, 36″, 48″	1500lbs	Poweder Coat Blue/Orange
Double Sided	12’H, 16’H	Up to 16000lbs	3′ to 4′	24″, 36″, 48″	1500lbs	Poweder Coat Blue/Orange

Components of a Cantilever Racking System

Columns Columns (also known as uprights or towers) provide the vertical structure of a cantilever rack. RACKsteel supplies a variety of column heights and profiles depending on your load requirements and ceiling clearance. Selecting the proper columns is essential for safety, stability, and alignment with your arm spacing and bracing layout.
Arms Arms are components that support the product. They are available in a range of lengths and styles, including straight, inclined, and axle-type, depending on your product profile. They are bolted and adjustable. Arms enable the user to obtain fast configuration changes and efficient front-loading.
Bracing Bracing systems are critical to the stability of cantilever racks. Available in multiple lengths (8–25 ft), bracing helps eliminate sway and ensures your structure is sound, whether you’re expanding an existing system or installing a new one.

Key Design Considerations for Cantilever Racking Systems

Our team can design a cantilever racking system that aligns with your warehouse operations. RACKsteel cantilever systems are ideal for long items or bulky items. To ensure your racking structure meets operational goals while complying with safety regulations, several variables must be evaluated:

Rack Type: Choose between single-sided or double-sided cantilever racks based on warehouse layout and access needs.
Post Height: Account for vertical clearance to fully utilize available storage space.
Post Spacing: Set appropriate distances between columns depending on the length, size, and weight of your stored items.
Arm Length & Quantity: Match arm length to product depth; increase quantity to provide stable support for heavy loads.
Load Capacity: Select arms with a load rating that safely supports your material weight, particularly when storing irregular or oversized goods.
Arm Style: Inclined or bolted arms add extra security for items prone to shifting or rolling.
Environmental Considerations: For outdoor or high-moisture environments, choose corrosion-resistant finishes and appropriate structural materials.
End Stops: Add optional end stops or pins to help prevent materials from slipping or shifting during loading and unloading.
Rack Length: Plan overall system span and access zones to support efficient movement and easy loading.

RACKsteel’s project team provides full support, from design and layout to professional installation. Get started today!

Cantilever Storage Solutions

Tubes
Pipes
Steel Bars
Metal Extrusions
Lumber
Moldings
Metal and Plastic Sheets
Carpet Rolls
Metal Beams
Furniture
Construction Materials
Appliances
Doors
Trusses

Scalable Storage for Every Load Type

Cantilever racking is available in light, medium, and heavy-duty configurations. Each system provides a versatile storage solution that adapts to a wide range of material sizes, shapes, and weights. RACKsteel offers reliable racks and shelves tailored to your facility’s requirements and operations.

Light-Duty
Ideal for steel tubing, trim, conduit, small pipe, and moldings. This option works well in compact spaces or operations with limited floor space and lower weight demands. A smart choice for increasing storage capacity without overbuilding the system.
Medium-Duty
Designed to store boxed goods, hardware, shelves, and furniture, medium-duty cantilever racking offers the right balance between capacity and accessibility. It serves as a flexible storage solution for general warehousing environments with moderate throughput.
Heavy-Duty
Engineered for steel tubing or roll-formed steel, timber, oversized equipment, and prefabricated components. Heavy-duty cantilever racks are compatible with forklifts and cranes. These systems are built for high-load applications where maximizing storage capacity where structural integrity is critical.

Enhance Productivity with Multi-directional Forklifts

For even greater operational efficiency, pair your cantilever system with a Multi-directional Forklift. These machines are purpose-built for handling long loads in narrow aisles. They make loading and unloading faster, safer, and more precise, even in space-constrained environments.

RACKsteel proudly supplies and integrates Multi-directional lift trucks as part of a total storage and material handling solution.

Contact RACKsteel Material Handling to design a cantilever system that enhances your workflow, product specs, and future growth.

Why Choose RACKsteel Material Handling?

RACKsteel delivers heavy-duty cantilever racking, built to handle it all. We provide full-scope, turnkey solutions tailored to your warehouse, inventory and workflow. We don’t just install racks, we engineer systems. Every cantilever setup is designed for maximum strength, load capacity, and access. We handle everything, from layout and permitting to delivery and installation. What sets us apart is our on-site team. Professionally trained, safety-conscious, and solutions-oriented, our crews work around your live warehouse schedules with minimal disruption and maximum professionalism. We also supply Hubtex and HELI forklifts to complement your racking layout, ensuring seamless material movement across receiving, storage, and shipping zones, and compatibility with your pallet rack beams and overall warehouse design. RACKsteel builds smarter storage from the ground up. Strong. Reliable. Built to perform.

Quick Ship Cantilever Racking – For Lumber, Pipe & Long Goods

We offer a dedicated quick ship program for cantilever racking systems. Our quick ship program is designed for facilities looking to expand their storage solutions while handling long, bulky, or irregularly shaped items. We support both light-duty and heavy-duty capacities with a broad selection of in-stock components, including various arm lengths, column heights, and brace sets. RACKsteel works closely with clients to supply the appropriate configuration with minimal lead times. Contact us for current inventory and shipping timelines.

Industrial Racking for Long and Heavy-Duty Materials

Maximize your industrial warehouse floor space and improve material flow with cantilever systems. Common applications include lumber storage racks, pipe racking systems, and outdoor material racks for construction sites or industrial facilities. These cantilever-style warehouse racks are built from structural steel, with adjustable arms, strong columns, and robust bracing to support a wide range of material weights and lengths. Great for managing PVC, steel bars, or other elongated goods. With fast shipping and Canada-wide service, RACKsteel delivers turnkey cantilever racking systems, custom-designed by our team to fit your load and layout requirements.

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Testimonials

We had a great experience dealing with RACKsteel Material Handling recently. Our company required a new cantilever rack for our pipe storage needs recently, and dealing with Cheryl Schubert and the installation team at RACKsteel Material Handling was a terrific experience. Although there were some initial minor delays with the shipment of the racking, we were very pleased to receive pro-active updates and communication from Cheryl all throughout the process until the installation project was complete. I would recommend RACKsteel Material Handling as a supplier and will call them again in the future if we need additional racking at our facility. Thanks again for the great service.

The team at RACKsteel Material Handling helped us out with a quote for racking at our space. The staff was super knowledgeable and helped us understand all the options + helped us improve the layout efficiency. The installation team was great too. I highly recommend them!

We have used RACKsteel Material Handling at our previous warehouse and just finishing up an install at our new location. Everyone from purchasing, sales, to install staff that I dealt with many times, have all been so amazing to deal with. We have had multiple curve balls and changes that were never a big deal to them and they made it so easy with rolling with all the changes and hiccups as if it was always part of the plan. I have recommended them already and will continue to as well as use them again on any future projects we have.