Texas Booth Exhaust Systems for Paint, Powder and Blast Operations
From one-booth collision shops in Houston to aircraft hangars in the Panhandle, Texas booths all depend on exhaust systems that actually move the air they were designed to move. Double D Mechanical installs, replaces and services booth exhaust systems across the state.
Discuss your installationExhaust Behind Texas Booth Projects
Public records show booth installations and renovations at UUDS America in Irving, Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Anchias Fleet Care and All Pro Auto Reconditioning in Houston, STI Group in McAllen and Warren Equipment in Lubbock. Each new or renovated booth needs an exhaust system sized for its airflow. Industrial projects like the IAC aircraft paint hangar in Amarillo and shipyard modernization in Port Arthur operate at a far larger scale.
Coastal and Inland Exhaust Equipment
On the Gulf Coast around Houston, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Corpus Christi and Brownsville, rooftop fans and stacks are exposed to wind and corrosive conditions, so mounting, materials and protection get attention. Inland, dust and heat affect fan motors and filter loading. We plan exhaust equipment for the site it will live on.
Measuring Before Fixing
When a Texas booth is not clearing overspray, we measure first.
- Airflow at the booth face or filter bank
- Static pressure across filters and fan
- Fan speed and motor load
- Booth pressure relative to the building
- Stack discharge clearance from intakes
Conversions and Upgrades
Booth conversions, like changing a booth's airflow pattern or use, often require exhaust changes: new plenums, relocated duct, different fans. We redesign and install exhaust to match the converted booth, then balance it with make-up air.
Planning a booth or oven project in Texas
Double D Mechanical is based in Houston, so Texas jobs are home territory.
Manufacturing in Texas is concentrated around Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso. The sectors most likely to be specifying spray booths, blast rooms, powder systems and cure ovens there include oil and gas equipment, petrochemical, aerospace and defense, and heavy fabrication and electrical equipment.
Hot, humid summers and mild winters put the emphasis on make-up air cooling or tempering, filter change schedules and keeping intake away from loading doors.
Frequently asked questions
Does coastal exposure affect exhaust fans?
Yes. Wind loads and corrosion should be considered in fan selection, mounting and protection on coastal sites.
What does a booth conversion involve for exhaust?
Changing airflow pattern or use usually means new plenums, duct changes and sometimes a different fan.
Can you balance exhaust with make-up air?
Yes. Exhaust and make-up air are balanced together to achieve the intended booth pressure.
How do we know if our exhaust is adequate?
Measured airflow compared with booth design requirements tells you.
Local sources
- IEM switchgear expansion, Brooks, Bexar County ($200M, up to 3,000 jobs) · plant
- LITEON AI power infrastructure plant, McKinney ($307M phase 1) · plant
- Hammond Power Solutions transformer plant, Fort Worth ($35.4M) · plant
- General Dynamics 155mm shell plant restart, Mesquite ($200M) · plant
- UUDS America paint booth installation, Irving ($250K) · tabs record
- Tarrant County College paint booth replacement, Fort Worth ($93K) · tabs record
- TMEIC third Houston-area factory, Waller County (UPS / MV drives) · plant
- Electronic Power Design 144k sq ft data-center electrical plant, North Houston · plant
- Constellation Industries pipe fabrication expansion, North Houston · plant
- Anchias Fleet Care new paint booth, Houston ($148K) · tabs record
- All Pro Auto Reconditioning booth renovation, Houston ($400K) · tabs record
- Davie Defense / Gulf Copper shipyard modernization, Port Arthur (up to $1B) · plant
- Saronic Port Alpha autonomous naval shipyard, Brownsville (>$3B) · plant
- STI Group blast and paint booths, McAllen ($750K) · tabs record
- Warren Equipment paint booth conversion, Lubbock ($523K) · tabs record
- IAC widebody aircraft paint hangar, Amarillo · plant
- City of McKinney spray booth permit packet · permit source