Although Peshel initially considered concrete construction for both mezzanines, he discovered that a concrete slab floor required costly foundations, footings, and support. "That's when USSI recommended ResinDek as an alternative," he said. After assessing the options, Peshel determined that ResinDek® engineered wood flooring panels from Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC® (resindek.com) were both lighter and less expensive than concrete. For both mezzanines City Furniture selected ResinDek LD with the Gray Diamond Seal® 2 finish, a cost-effective engineered composite wood flooring that supports dynamic and static pallet jack loads up to 2,000 pounds. "One of the real benefits of ResinDek on the cost side was not only was it cheaper than using concrete, but it also greatly reduced the weight and the structural load that the columns would have to carry. That reduced the size of the columns and the size of the footings, which was a substantial cost savings," he said.