Extruded Aluminum Equipment Screens

Equipment Screens are vision barriers mounted on building rooftops to hide mechanical equipment and other unsightly items. Louvered equipment screens also reduce wind loading on structural framing and add an architectural element to the building.

Equipment screens are offered in several models to allow flexibility in design. Blades can run vertical or horizontal (or both) to mesh with surrounding facade and architectural lines. There are also various blade depths to allow for your desired blade spacing. Our new Model V6JN (shown below) offers the greatest design flexibility with 3", 4", or 5" blade spacing.

Product Design
Since the typical line of sight is from the ground on most buildings, a horizontal blade equipment screen with standard blade profiles will have the blades inverted to eliminate all sight-through from ground level. If the blades run vertical, a "sight-proof" blade profile should be used to ensure complete obscurity of equipment when viewed from various angles.

If you do not find the "look" you desire in your browsing, please contact us for a custom design. The possibilities for equipment screens are endless.

A variety of finishes are available from our Equipment Screens Finishes selection chart. Equipment screens can be painted with a baked enamel or Kynar 500 finish, or anodized aluminum. A variety of standard colors are available. Custom colors can be selected by sending us a color chip. We will use our computer color match system to precisely match the equipment screen color to other building facade components.

Wind Loading
Reduce the wind load on your structural framing With our Louvered Equipment Screens you can reduce the lateral wind load on your structural framing by as much as 71% (varies by model). A solid wall is listed as a reference and carries a coefficient of 1. Our equipment screen coefficients are shown in the chart below (excludes the effect of structural framing):

If imposed lateral wind load is 30 psf, a solid wall will have a horizontal load of 30 psf (coefficient 1 x 30 psf) and a vertical load of 0 psf (coefficient 0 x 30 psf).

Correspondingly, model V4JS will have a horizontal load of 18.9 psf (coefficient 0.63 x 30 psf) and a vertical load (upward) of 9.0 psf (coefficient 0.30 x 30 psf).

Free Area Comparison The free area (open area) of equipment screens varies by model. For comparison purposes, a size of 48" Wide x 48" High is used. Select the equipment screen models by free area:

Price Comparison
The price of equipment screens varies by model. We have included a comparison of prices for the various models to assist in product selection (see chart below).

Select the equipment screen models by price:

Installation
Installation for Architectural Louvers equipment screens is simple. Each louvered screen is segmented into sections (up to 120" wide) that are individually mounted to support members on the roof top (structural supports not provided). Each section comes with mounting clips to affix the sections to the structural supports. Once these sections are mounted to the supports, the screen appears as a continuous line of louvered equipment screen. Care should be taken to provide enough structural support for desired wind load ratings. The equipment screen sections are designed to handle up to 100 mph winds (30 lbs. per square foot) with minimal deflection. Options for higher wind load ratings are available upon request.

V2KSD Equipment Screen is an inverted louver blade vision barrier that mounts directly to an air handler. This configuration eliminates the requirement for additional structural supports through the roof system of a building. Louver blades run horizontal in the hinged louvered doors – allowing full access to the air handler.

Features:

• Made to order in panel sizes 24" wide x 24" high up to unlimited wide x 96" high
• Made from heavy gauge 0.063" thickness aluminum extrusion
• 2" blade spacing
• Standard flat blade
• Hinged louver panels with padlock hasp for access
• Heavy gauge modular structural framing for mounting directly to an air handler

Specs:

• 50% free area for a 48" wide x 48" high panel
• 30 psf wind load rating (approx. 100 mph)

Options:

• A variety of metal finishes including paint and anodizing
• Higher wind load ratings

Visibility through this model equipment screen is 0% at sight line 0 degrees (horizontal) or below. The visibility through the screen increases as the sight line angle increases from horizontal (approximately 40% visibility at 45 degrees above horizontal).

V4JSD Equipment Screen is an inverted louver blade vision barrier that mounts directly to an air handler. This configuration eliminates the requirement for additional structural supports through the roof system of a building. Louver blades run horizontal in the hinged louvered doors – allowing full access to the air handler.

Features:

• Made to order in panel sizes 24" wide x 24" high up to unlimited wide x 96" high
• Made from heavy gauge 0.081" thickness aluminum extrusion
• 5" blade spacing
• Standard flat blade
• Hinged louver panels with padlock hasp for access
• Heavy gauge modular structural framing for mounting directly to an air handler

Specs:

• 50% free area for a 48" wide x 48" high panel
• 30 psf wind load rating (approx. 100 mph)

Options:

• A variety of metal finishes including paint and anodizing
• Higher wind load ratings

Visibility through this model equipment screen is 0% at sight line 0 degrees (horizontal) or below. The visibility through the screen increases as the sight line angle increases from horizontal (approximately 40% visibility at 45 degrees above horizontal).

V4YHD Equipment Screen is a sight proof louver vision barrier that mounts directly to an air handler. This configuration eliminates the requirement for additional structural supports through the roof system of a building. Louver blades run horizontal in the hinged louvered doors – allowing full access to the air handler.

Features:

• Made to order in panel sizes 24" wide x 24" high up to unlimited wide x 96" high
• Made from heavy gauge 0.081" thickness aluminum extrusion
• 3.50" blade spacing
• Sight Proof "Y" blade
• Hinged louver panels with padlock hasp for access
• Heavy gauge modular structural framing for mounting directly to an air handler

Specs:

• 32% free area for a 48" wide x 48" high panel
• 30 psf wind load rating (approx. 100 mph)

Options:

• A variety of metal finishes including paint and anodizing
• Higher wind load ratings

Visibility through this model equipment screen is 0% at all sight lines, no matter the angle of viewing.