Cantilever Shelving

Spacesaver’s Cantilever shelving offers a comprehensive range of options and storage accessories to meet your specific needs and accommodate a wide array of media formats. Cantilever shelving’s heavy-gauge steel and sturdy, welded-frame construction provide stability, strength, and rugged functionality. Designed for configurability, Cantilever shelving can be used in both stationary and mobile storage applications as your storage needs change.

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Cantilever Shelving Features

  1. Robotically welded frame shelving uprights
  2. Shear tabs for improved structural rigidity
  3. Interlocking shelf end brackets
  4. Triple-bend shelf construction
  5. Options to mobilize your shelves

Standard Cantilever Shelving Sizes

Shelf Depths Shelf Widths (Clear Widths) Standard Upright Heights
6″, 7″, 8″, 9″, 10″, 11″, 12″, 15″ 24″ (23-1/2″), 30″ (29-1/2″), 36″ (35-1/2″) 24″, 30″, 36″, 42″, 66″, 78″, 84″, 90″
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Benefits of Cantilever Shelving

  • Flexibility/Adjustability: Cantilever shelving is easy to assemble, rearrange and reconfigure. Shelves can be adjusted even if they are fully loaded.
  • Strength and Durability: With a fully welded upright frame that is one of the heaviest gauges in the industry, Cantilever shelving components meet or exceed all standards established by the American Library Association.
  • Storage Capacity and Accessibility: Cantilever shelving allows storage of large materials with no cross bracing required. The assembled system forms a structurally sound unit of shelves supported at the rear with no posts or obstructions at the front edge.
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Versatility for All Your Space Needs

  • Unlimited shelving configuration options
  • Heavy-duty shelving construction
  • Anti-tip protection
  • Ability to reconfigure or expand system
  • Durable paint finishes
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Flexible Shelving

Offering users a solution that can be fitted with Exposed Locking or Concealed Caster Base options, Spacesaver’s Cantilever Flexible Shelving is designed to be reconfigured, relocated, and expanded as your space needs change over time.

Mobile Storage Carts

A-Frame shelving systems

Library Media Display Shelving


Spacesaver's Library Media Display Shelving system can be stationary or mounted on casters for ease of movement. The unit's sleek A-frame shape encourages browsing and provides a practical way to store and display a variety of media.

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WRX Wheels® Transport Systems


Further transforming the functionality of our standard Library Media Display Shelving systems, our WRX Wheels® transport systems incorporate casters and/or Spacesaver EZ Rail® element to create mobile carts and support a wide range of slat wall accessories.

Cantilever Shelving FAQs

  • Can cantilever shelving be reconfigured or expanded?
    • Yes. Cantilever shelving can be reconfigured and expanded to support your growing needs.
  • Can Cantilever shelving be mounted on mobile storage systems?
    • Cantilever shelving can be mounted on High-Density Mobile Shelving systems, Flexible Shelving units, and other media transport solutions to meet the demands of your space and those your support.
  • Can Cantilever shelving store books, archives, media, and special collections?
    • Cantilever shelving can be used to store items of all shapes and sizes and can be customized to fit the exact needs of its users.
  • How do I choose the right shelving layout for my space?
    • Spacesaver's nationwide network of local sales consultants will analyze your space and provide a no-obligation assessment of the best ways to organize your footprint, shelving, and materials.

Request A Cantilever Shelving Site Assessment

Contact us to schedule a no-cost assessment of your space, where your local Spacesaver representative can show you how to utilize our versatile storage systems to efficiently and effectively store materials of all shapes and sizes.