Cantilever Rack in Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho

Cantilever rack for Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Eastern Idaho

Eastern Idaho runs on long material. The Snake River Plain is one of the largest irrigated farming regions in the West, so the supply houses in Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Blackfoot and Pocatello move a steady flow of PVC pipe, aluminum irrigation line, steel well casing, fence posts and drip and pivot parts. Add the lumber yards serving a growing Bonneville County, the steel and fabrication shops that work for farms, food plants and contractors at the Idaho National Laboratory, and you get a lot of stock that is too long for pallet rack and too valuable to leave on the ground.

Cantilever rack is built for exactly that. Columns stand in a row with arms reaching out from one or both sides, and there are no front uprights in the way, so a forklift or side loader can set a 20 foot or 40 foot load anywhere along the row. The stock lies along the row across several arms, which keeps it straight, sorted and easy to count.

Material Handling USA has designed, supplied and installed storage systems since 1997. We are based in Salt Lake City, about three hours south on I-15, and we have supplied rack to Eastern Idaho businesses in Idaho Falls and Pocatello. This page covers how to size cantilever for pipe and irrigation stock, which rack type fits which yard, what Idaho Falls and Pocatello require, and how delivery and installation work. For cantilever basics in more depth, see our main cantilever rack systems guide. If you also need pallet storage, see pallet racking in Idaho Falls and Pocatello.

Cantilever rack types we supply in Eastern Idaho

The right system depends on the weight per level, the length of the stock, whether it lives inside or out, and how it is loaded. This table matches common Eastern Idaho uses to the rack that usually fits.

Structural vs. roll-formed

Roll-formed cantilever is lighter and costs less, and it works well for PVC, conduit and light tube indoors. Structural cantilever is built from hot-rolled steel shapes and holds up better to heavy bundles of steel pipe and to the bumps that come with forklift loading in a busy yard.

Many Eastern Idaho suppliers use both: structural rows in the yard for steel and casing, and a lighter indoor row for plastic pipe and fittings stock. See our metal and steel storage cantilever guide for heavy loads.

Eastern Idaho and regional projects

We haven’t installed a cantilever-only project in Idaho Falls yet. Below are our real Eastern Idaho rack projects and our nearest cantilever projects, labeled honestly. We describe the business and the work, but we don’t publish layouts, quantities or prices.

The pattern is the same for Idaho pipe and supply businesses: start with the rows you need now, then add columns and arms as the yard grows. Designing on one cantilever line from the start keeps later parts compatible.

Idaho Falls and Pocatello permits and code for cantilever rack

Each city and county in Eastern Idaho runs its own permit office, so confirm requirements for your address before you order. The rules below are summarized from published city and county sources.

Current code. Idaho Falls has adopted the 2018 International Building Code, and Pocatello enforces the 2018 IBC and 2018 Idaho Fire Code. Unincorporated Bonneville County also uses the 2018 codes. The Idaho Building Code Board has started rulemaking toward the 2024 codes, so check which edition applies when you submit.

Most cantilever in a pipe or lumber yard is taller than 8 feet, so plan on engineered drawings and anchors that the special inspector checks. Indoors, plastic pipe stored high can trigger the fire code’s high-piled storage rules. Our warehouse fire safety guide covers the sprinkler side.

New vs. used cantilever rack in Idaho Falls and Pocatello

Used cantilever comes up often in farm country. Before you count on the savings, it helps to know where the money goes.

Used savings are usually used up by installation. Rack that has been taken down and moved rarely goes back together cleanly. Arms from different lines don’t fit the columns, bolt holes don’t line up, and bent arms or bases need replacing. The installer time spent straightening and fitting used parts often costs more than the difference in price, so new rack frequently ends up cheaper once it’s installed. Stamped drawings for rack over 8 feet also depend on known capacities, which are hard to document for unmarked used parts.

Reusing rack you already own can work, especially for a straight move of a known system. Even then, new parts are sometimes cheaper after the fix-up time is counted.

The quickest way to decide is a call to our sales team with pictures of the columns, arms and any labels. We’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth installing. Our used vs. new cantilever rack guide covers the trade-offs in more detail.