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Lumber Company in San Francisco

09/23/2025

Request / Problem

A Bay Area lumber yard needed to upgrade their storage system; fast. They weren't looking for a local supplier; they were looking for a racking partner who could deliver the right cantilever system on a short lead time, regardless of location. The goal was to make better use of the existing yard footprint. The roof supports came out of the design process, the right system for this yard happened to be a cantilever rack built to carry its own overhead coverage.

Solution

Speedrack West designed and installed two separate cantilever systems across two phases, each covering a different section of the yard. Phase 1 used a 20-foot-tall cantilever system with an 8-foot roof overhang, keeping stacked lumber dry without a standalone structure. Phase 2 added a double-sided 18-foot cantilever system with 4 arm levels per column and roof trusses, covering a second section of the yard as inventory expanded. Both systems were built for outdoor exposure from day one.

09/23/2025

See the Project in Action

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Process Overview

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Phase 1: First Section of the Yard

The client needed weather-protected storage for long lumber on one side of the yard. Speedrack West installed a 20-foot-tall cantilever system with an 8-foot roof overhang, permanent coverage without a separate building.

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Phase 2: Expanding to a Second Section

As inventory grew, the client came back. Speedrack West installed a double-sided 18-foot cantilever system with 4 arm levels per column and roof trusses in a separate section of the yard, using the same outdoor protection approach as in Phase 1.

  • OUTDOOR

    WEATHER-PROTECTED STORAGE

  • BUILT-IN

    NO TARP MANAGEMENT NEEDED

  • FORKLIFT-READY

    ACCESSIBLE AT HEIGHT

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Built to Keep Growing

The client has since placed a third order, replacing an older cantilever system in a third section of the yard. Phase 3 is in progress.

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The Main Problems that Speedrack West had Solved

The Main Problems that Speedrack West had Solved

  • WEATHER PROTECTION WITHOUT A SEPARATE BUILDING

    Both systems were engineered with built-in roof structures, an 8-foot overhang on Phase 1, and roof trusses on Phase 2, so lumber stays dry without losing yard space to a standalone structure.

  • STORAGE THAT SCALES WITH THE YARD

    When the first section filled up, Speedrack West came back and built out a second. The yard didn't have to start over; it just expanded.

  • TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, ONE CONSISTENT APPROACH

    Phase 1 and Phase 2 use different heights and configurations because different sections of the yard have different needs. Both are structural, both weather-protected, both built for forklift access.

  • DESIGNED FOR THE SITE, NOT A CATALOG SPEC

    Built the system around this yard's specific weather and space constraints rather than a standard off-the-shelf configuration.

Order Similar

Working with Speedrack West team has been a real pleasure. They made the whole process smooth and straightforward, and we’re 100% planning to come back again—which we actually just did recently.

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