Warehouse capacity calculator. A pallet count before the tape measure.
Enter the building length, width and clear height, pick a pallet and a racking type, and get an estimated pallet position count with a plan of how the runs or lanes sit in the footprint. Use it to compare layouts, then have the real number measured.
- Layouts compared
- 5
- Between beam levels
- 1.7mAssumed
- Pallets per bay
- 3
- Sign-up required
- None
Estimate your pallet positions.
An order of magnitude figure, not a design. It assumes a rectangular clear span, a single racking type throughout and no obstructions.
Estimated pallet positions
Runs of 17 bays, three pallets per bay. Every pallet on the aisle. Lowest capacity, highest flexibility. Assumes 1.7m between beam levels.
What the number assumes.
Every assumption below pushes the estimate up. A measured layout almost always comes in lower, which is why the figure is for comparing layouts, not for signing a lease.
Want to know how the systems differ beyond pallet count? The racking system comparison covers rotation, selectivity and aisle widths for each one.
1.7m between beam levels
No obstructions
One system throughout
Standard aisle allowances
Three pallets per bay
No load rating
Notes on each layout.
The calculator prints the relevant note under every result. Here they are side by side.
From an estimate to a measured figure.
The survey replaces every assumption on this page with a measurement: clear height to the real obstruction, column grid, doors, floor condition and your actual truck fleet. You get a CAD layout with a capacity figure for the two strongest options and a priced quotation.
Before booking, the what we need to quote you sheet lists the measurements worth having to hand.
Calculator questions.
It is an order of magnitude figure, not a design. It assumes a rectangular clear span, one racking type throughout, 1.7 metres between beam levels and no obstructions. Real layouts lose positions to doors, columns, sprinkler clearance, cross aisles and fire routes, so a measured survey usually comes in below this figure.
The height to the lowest obstruction above the racking, not the eaves height on the drawings. Haunches, lights, sprinkler heads, ducting and heaters all count. If you are unsure, enter a conservative figure and we will measure it at survey.
Drive-in and shuttle lanes are capped by the building. Lane depth is limited to the width left after the face aisle, so a narrow building gives shorter lanes and fewer pallets per lane. The note under the result tells you when that cap applies.
Yes. A Euro pallet presents an 800mm face instead of 1000mm, so more pallets fit along each run. The depth into the racking stays at 1200mm for both, so the number of runs across the building does not change.
Book a free site survey. We measure the building, check the floor, columns and truck fleet, then lay out the two strongest candidate systems over your actual building with a capacity figure for each and a priced quotation. No charge and no obligation.
The calculator gives a range. The survey gives a number.
Measured drawing, CAD layout, capacity figure and a priced quotation. No charge and no obligation.